A prospective study of aetiological and clinical profile of hypertension in children

Authors

  • Naveen Kumar Reddy A Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Viswabharathi Medical College, Penchikalpadu, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • A.Chandrasekhar Reedy Consultant, GVR Children Hospital, Kurnool Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Nephrotic syndrome, Patient, Hypertension

Abstract

Introduction: There is a gradual increase in hypertension among children. Early cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality are seen in children with childhood hypertension along with damage to the end organs and hypertensive encephalopathy.Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Children between 3 and15 years of age who visited the outpatient & inpatient Department of Paediatrics, Viswabharathi Medical College, Penchikalpadu, Kurnool, were screened for the presence of hypertension between June 2018 to June 2020. Hypertension was classified according to fourth report. Systematic investigations were done to find out the aetiology of hypertension. Results: Maximum number of patients was in the age group of 3 to 9 years, followed by12 to 15 years and 9 to 12 years age groups. Males were affected more. Nephrotic syndrome was the commonest cause of hypertension in children.Conclusion: In this study, it has been observed that minimum number of patients were in age group 9 -12 years patients (19.3 %) and maximum number of patients were in the age group 3 -9 years (51.6 %) with a M : F ratio of 1 : 0.93. and the main aetiology of hypertension was found to be nephrotic syndrome. In this study maximum patients were under weight; there was no relation between increasing weight and hypertension.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Reddy A, N. K., & Reedy, A. (2020). A prospective study of aetiological and clinical profile of hypertension in children. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 3(12), 232–237. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/596