Association of current weight and birth weight with blood pressure levels in saharan and European teenager populations

Paolo Salvi; Charifi Meriem; Mohamed Temmar; Francesca Marino; Mahfoud Sari-Ahmed; Carlos Labat; François Alla; Laure Joly; Michel E. Safar; Athanase Benetos

doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.275

Association of current weight and birth weight with blood pressure levels in saharan and European teenager populations

Paolo Salvi, Charifi Meriem, Mohamed Temmar, Francesca Marino, Mahfoud Sari-Ahmed, Carlos Labat, François Alla, Laure Joly, Michel E. Safar, Athanase Benetos

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Background: The Saharan adult population is characterized by a high prevalence of hypertension. The aim of the present study was to compare blood pressure (BP) levels in Saharan Arab-origin teenagers, in relationship with Europeans of the same age, and to assess the association with birth weight, body weight, and other anthropometric measurements.MethodsBP values, heart rate (HR), clinical parameters, and anthropometric measurements were determined in 2,057 teenagers ages 15-19, 1,122 Algerians (388 boys) and 935 Italians (407 boys). Birth weight was obtained from obstetrical records in 568 Algerians and 735 Italians.ResultsThe European teenagers were significantly taller and heavier than their Algerian counterparts. In the Algerian population, systolic BP (SBP) was higher in boys (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	379-386
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Hypertension
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2009.275
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

Adolescents
Birth weight
Blood pressure
Epidemiology
Ethnic groups
Hypertension
Obesity

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Internal Medicine

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