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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1683-98032024000300158</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.51032024002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Frecuencia y factores de riesgo asociados a hipertensión arterial sistémica en escolares de un centro educativo del Paraguay, 2023]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Frequency and risk factors associated with systemic arterial hypertension in schoolchildren of an educational center in Paraguay, 2023]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia Monserrat]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Godoy Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mesquita Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirta N]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica &#8220;Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Posgrado de Pediatría clínica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Pediátrico &#8220;Niños de Acosta Ñu&#8221; Departamento de Docencia e Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>158</fpage>
<lpage>165</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000300158&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000300158&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032024000300158&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Existe un importante aumento de niños y adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad, los cuales son considerados como los principales factores de riesgo para desarrollar la hipertensión arterial  Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia y factores de riesgo asociados a la hipertensión arterial sistémica en una población de 10 a 18 años de un Centro Educativo del Departamento Central en el año 2023.  Materiales y Métodos: El presente trabajo se basó en un diseño observacional, analítico y de corte transversal. Por medio de un muestreo no probabilístico a conveniencia, de una población N=1230 estudiantes matriculados en los turnos mañana y tarde de la institución tomada como población de estudio, n=446 cumplan con criterios de inclusión.  Resultados: La mediana de a edad fue 14 años con P25 12 y p75 15. El 62% fue del sexo femenino. En cuanto al estado nutricional de la población de estudio el 46.4 eran normo pesos, 37.7% tenían sobrepeso y el 15.9% obesidad. La mediana de la presión arterial de toda la población sistólica fue 116 P25-75 (67-78), y la diastólica 73 P25-75 (67-78). Se obtuvo que el 10% de los pacientes presentaban HTA. En cuanto a la asociación entre el estado nutricional en los grupos con y sin HTA, en el primer grupo el 95.7% eran obesos frente al 6.8% en el grupo de sin HTA p=0.0001.  Conclusión: La frecuencia de hipertensión arterial encontrada en este estudio fue de 10%, con predominio del sexo femenino y edad mediana de 14 años. El 15.9 % eran obesos y la hipertensión arterial estuvo asociada a esa condición nutricional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  There is a significant increase in overweight and obese children and adolescents, these conditions are risk factors for developing arterial hypertension.  Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors associated with systemic arterial hypertension in a population aged 10 to 18 years of an Educational Center in the Central Department in 2023.  Materials and Methods: The study design was observational, analytical and cross-sectional. Using non-probabilistic convenience sampling, from a population N=1230 students, we enrolled subjects from the morning and afternoon shifts of the institution. 446 met the inclusion criteria.  Results:  The median age was 14 years with P25 12 and p75 15. 62% were female. Regarding the nutritional status of the study population, 46.4 were of normal weight, 37.7% were overweight and 15.9% obese. The median blood pressure of the entire population was a systolic of 116 P25-75 (67-78), and a diastolic of 73 P25-75 (67-78). It was found that 10% of the patients had hypertension. Regarding the association between nutritional status in the groups with and without hypertension, in the first group, 95.7% were obese versus 6.8% in the group without hypertension, p=0.0001.  Conclusion: The frequency of arterial hypertension found in this study was 10%, with a predominance of the female sex and a median age of 14 years. 15.9% were obese and high blood pressure was associated with this nutritional condition.]]></p></abstract>
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