CẢNH BÁO THỪA CÂN BÉO PHÌ VÀ TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP Ở TRẺ TUỔI HỌC ĐƯỜNG THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH

Abstract

In order to assess overweight tendency and high blood pressure in school-aged children in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), a large scale epidemiology survey in overall HCMC was carried out in 2014 in 11,072 school children, who were randomly selected at 11 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and 9 high schools. All of the subjects were measured
height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Results: The prevalence of overweight (including obesity) of school children was 41.4%, in which 19.0% was obese. Percentage of central obesity was 17.3%. Prevalence of overweight and central obesity were highest in primary school children (51.8% and 22.9%, respectively), those in boys were higher in girls (48.9% vs. 33.8%, p<0.01, overweight and 21.4% vs. 13.1%, p<0.01, central obesity), and those in urban and sub-urban were higher than in rural areas. The prevalence of high blood pressure in school-aged children was 15.4%, that in boys was more than in girls (18.4% vs. 12.4%, p<0.01) and in 10-18 aged students was higher than in 6-9 agedstudents (17.2% vs. 13.2%, p<0.01). School children with overweight/ obesity/ central obesity had nearly double risk of high blood pressure than students without overweight/obesity/ central obesity. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity status of 6-18 aged children in HCMC was alarmingly increasing. Obesity was a risk factor of high blood pressure in school children. Solutions to control increasing tendency of obesity and high blood pressure in school children were necessary.