Prevalence of Hypertension Among School Children in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu.
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2016-02
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the prevalence of hypertension among 310 rural school children in Tamil Nadu. The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was 10% and 14.2%, respectively. Prevalence was significantly higher among and private school students. We recommend that children should be screened for hypertension for early diagnosis and prevention of complications.
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Adolescent, Epidemiology, Hypertension
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D Kishorkumar, P Stalin, R Vishnu Prasad and Zile Singh. Prevalence of Hypertension Among School Children in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu. Indian Pediatrics. 2016 Feb; 53(2): 165-166.