Publication: Current obesity was associated with hypertension in children born very low birth weight
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2021-12-01
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17560500
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BMC Research Notes. Vol.14, No.1 (2021)
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Chompoonut Limratchapong, Pracha Nuntnarumit, Wischuri Paksi, Kwanchai Pirojsakul Current obesity was associated with hypertension in children born very low birth weight. BMC Research Notes. Vol.14, No.1 (2021). doi:10.1186/s13104-021-05611-x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/75935
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Current obesity was associated with hypertension in children born very low birth weight
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Objectives: Previous studies from the developed countries showed that children born very low birth weight have a higher risk of hypertension compared with that of the normal birth weight controls. However, studies regarding the prevalence of hypertension in such children from the developing countries are scarce. This study aimed to identify the perinatal and postnatal factors associated with hypertension in children born very low birth weight. Results: Forty-six children aged ≥ 6 years from the VLBW cohort of Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand underwent the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The prevalence of hypertension was 15.2% (7/46). The hypertension group had a significant higher BMI z-score at 3 years of age (0.90 ± 1.44 vs − 0.45 ± 1.47, p = 0.045) and a greater proportion of current obesity (42% vs 2.5%, p < 0.01) compared to those in the normotensive group. Multivariate analysis revealed that current obesity was associated with hypertension (OR 34.77, 95%CI 1.814–666.5). Among 36 children with normal office blood pressure, four children (11.1%) had high blood pressure uncovered by ABPM, called “masked hypertension”. Office systolic blood pressure at the 85th percentile was the greatest predictor for masked hypertension with a sensitivity of 75% and a specificity of 81.2%.