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Prevalence of Hypertension among Children and Adolescents in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jitendra MeenaMeenu SinghAmit AgarwalAnil ChauhanNishant Jaiswal
Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2021)
In this review, it was observed that considerable proportions (7%) of school going children are hypertensive in India. Prevalence was higher in urban and overweight children. This study highlights that hypertension is a public health problem in India; hence, there is a need to implement public health measures to prevent hypertension.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • blood pressure
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • weight loss
  • body mass index
  • arterial hypertension