Correlations Between Anthropometric Measurements, Somatotype and Blood Pressure in Children Aged 7-12 Years in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia
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Background and Objective: Anthropometric and somatotype measurements are useful in the assessment of growth and development and may vary with health in children and adolescents. It is known that high endomorphic scores are associated with hypertension in later adulthood. This study aimed to examine the relationships among anthropometric, somatotype and blood pressure measurements in healthy elementary school students. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 493 boys and girls, aged 7-12 years, in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. Weight, height, somatotype components and both systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were recorded. The Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression were used, considering p<0.05 as the cut-off for statistical significance. Results: The results showed that significant correlations (p<0.01) existed for height and endomorphic component with blood pressure, with r = 0.18 (height) and r = 0.11 (endomorphy). The mean somatotype of boys was 2.1-4.6-2.8 (balance mesomorph) and of girls was 2.2-4.1-3.0 (central). The mean blood pressure measurements for boys were 90.3±11.6 (SBP) and 61.1±10.6 (DBP) and for girls were 87.6±10.5 (SBP) and 59.9±9.4 (DBP). Conclusion: Higher values of height and endomorphic component measurements were correlated with higher blood pressure in children aged 7-12 years in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia.
Keywords:
Blood pressure, height, Javanese children, somatotype, weightArticle Metrics
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