Relationship Between Asthma and High Blood Pressure Among Adolescents in Aracaju, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorRoelofs, Rik
dc.contributor.authorGurgel, Ricardo Q.
dc.contributor.authorWendte, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorPolderman, Jorinde
dc.contributor.authorBarreto-Filho, Jose Augusto S.
dc.contributor.authorSole, Dirceu [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorMotta-Franco, Jackeline
dc.contributor.authorDe Munter, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorAgyemang, Charles
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Amsterdam
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Sergipe
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T14:05:19Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T14:05:19Z
dc.date.issued2010-08-01
dc.description.abstractBackground. Asthma has been linked to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and related risk factors such as hypertension in adults. It is unclear whether the relationship between asthma and hypertension found among adults is also observed in adolescents. Hence, the authors examined asthma and its association with prehypertension and hypertension among adolescents in Aracaju, Brazil. Methods. Data on asthma and blood pressure were collected among 1002 adolescents age 12 to 17 years old in 15 public schools, 5 municipal schools, and 10 private schools. Asthma data were ascertained by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) written questionnaire. Sex-, age-, and height-specific percentile levels were used to define prehypertension (90-94th percentile) and hypertension (>= 95(th) percentile). Results. the prevalence of asthma was 20.6% in boys and 27.7% in girls. Among boys, the prevalence rates of prehypertension and hypertension were 26.7% and 17.0%, respectively. Among girls, the rates of prehypertension and hypertension were 14.3% and 12.9%, respectively. There were no statistically significant associations between asthma and prehypertension, and hypertension, even after adjusting for age, social economic status, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) in both boys (prehypertension: odds ratio [OR] = 1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.80-2.27; hypertension: OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.29-1.23) and girls (prehypertension: OR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.40-1.28; hypertension: OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.60-1.94). Conclusions. These results suggest no association between asthma and high blood pressure in adolescents. More prospective studies are needed to establish whether hypertension becomes more pronounced at a specific age in asthmatics, and if so, the possible factors that may contribute to this.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Publ Hlth, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sergipe, Dept Med & Post Grad Nucleus Med, Aracaju, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sergipe, Univ Hosp, Aracaju, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Paediat, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Paediat, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent639-643
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02770901003734306
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Asthma. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Inc, v. 47, n. 6, p. 639-643, 2010.
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/02770901003734306
dc.identifier.issn0277-0903
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/32812
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000282518900008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Asthma
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
dc.subjectadolescenten
dc.subjectasthmaen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjecthypertensionen
dc.titleRelationship Between Asthma and High Blood Pressure Among Adolescents in Aracaju, Brazilen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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