Hypertension in obese and severely malnourished children in resource-limited countries: Preliminary results of a comparative cross-sectional study

Q2 Medicine

Obesity Medicine Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.obmed.2025.100594

Mudahama Francis Neema , Mongwa Justin Mbikilile , Archippe Muhandule Birindwa

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Abstract

Backgroung

Hypertension is one of the world's leading causes of death, and few studies have shown the impact of its frequency on malnourished and overweight children.

Objective

the objective of this study is to describe the frequency of hypertension in obese and malnourished children comparing two areas, urban and rural in the country with limited resources, preliminary results of the cross-sectional study.

Method

In this study, we describe the preliminary results of the cross-sectional study we conducted, including obese, malnourished children from selected rural and urban health centers dealing with eating disorders and nutrition in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Results

The frequency of arterial hypertension in obese, malnourished children of normal constitution was 37.8% in two zones, rural and urban, and the most represented age was over 10 years.

Conclusion

Hypertension in children is still an under-diagnosed condition, yet its frequency remains high, and even obese and malnourished children are not excluded. If primary health care facilities were equipped with the appropriate measures, early diagnosis would be possible.

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资源有限国家肥胖和严重营养不良儿童的高血压：一项比较横断面研究的初步结果

背景高血压是世界上最主要的死亡原因之一，很少有研究显示高血压对营养不良和超重儿童的影响。本研究的目的是描述肥胖和营养不良儿童患高血压的频率，并对资源有限的国家的城市和农村两个地区进行比较，这是横断面研究的初步结果。方法在本研究中，我们介绍了横断面研究的初步结果，研究对象包括来自刚果民主共和国（DRC）东部选定的处理饮食失调和营养问题的农村和城市医疗中心的肥胖和营养不良儿童。结果在农村和城市两个地区，体质正常的肥胖、营养不良儿童中动脉高血压的发病率为 37.8%，发病年龄多在 10 岁以上。如果基层医疗机构配备了适当的措施，就有可能做到早期诊断。

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来源期刊

Obesity Medicine Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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5.50

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审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： The official journal of the Shanghai Diabetes Institute Obesity is a disease of increasing global prevalence with serious effects on both the individual and society. Obesity Medicine focusses on health and disease, relating to the very broad spectrum of research in and impacting on humans. It is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses mechanisms of disease, epidemiology and co-morbidities. Obesity Medicine encompasses medical, societal, socioeconomic as well as preventive aspects of obesity and is aimed at researchers, practitioners and educators alike.