P-59: Blood pressure variability in obese and non obese adolescents with 4 and 5 puberal states by tanner criteria

• Published in: American journal of hypertension 2003-05, Vol.16 (S1), p.60A-60A
• Main Authors: Bonilla-Rosales, Irma C., Parra-Carrillo, Jose Z., Romero-Velarde, Enrique, Garcia de Alba-Garcia, Javier E., Fonseca-Reyes, Salvador
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blood pressure monitoring; obesity; sexual maturity
• ISSN: 0895-7061; 1941-7225; 1879-1905
• DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(03)00225-5

The adolescents obesity study has been an important topic in medicine over the last several years. The blood pressure (BP) has been related with the sexual maturity during the puberty. The mean BP in obese is higher than non obese adolescents in casual measuremets. The objetive in this study was to compare the BP variability using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in obese and non obese adolescents group with 4 and 5 breast develop by Tanner criteria. The age range was from 12 to 17 years. The assessment of the breast develop was made by physical exam by Tanner. Obesity: body mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile and tricipital skinfold thickness (TST)≥95th percentile. Antropometric measurements: weight, height, arm circumference, waist, hip, waist-hip ratio (W/H), subscapular, abdominal and suprailiac skinfold thickness. The casual BP of each subject was measured three times. A SpaceLabs 90207 monitor was used for 24 hours, during a regular school day. The variability analysis included also absolute variability (AV), variation coefficient and pulse pressure (PP). The statistical analysis were made by percentages (%), means, standard deviation (SD), Ji2, student t test and Pearson correlation. We included 29 obese(mean age 13.9±0.84 y), and 30 non obese (mean age 14.9±1.55 y). BMI in obese group 31.2±4.0 and non obese 21.2±2.2; p