title: Anthropometric measures and blood pressure in school children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of blood pressure and body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and triceps skinfold, in children and adolescents in Curitiba, state of Paraná, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,441 students from public schools, aged from 10 to 16 years (655 boys and 786 girls). The following indicators were assessed: weight, height, waist circumference, triceps skinfold, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, pubertal stage, and socioeconomic status. Pearson correlation tests and multivariate logistic regression were used, considering p<0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found weak correlations among all the anthropometric parameters and systolic and diastolic levels, with coefficients values ranging from 0.18 to 0.28 (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, only body mass index [odds ratio (OR)=2.9; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.9-4.5] and triceps skinfold (OR=1.9; 95%CI 1.3-3.1) were found as predictors of high blood pressure, regardless of abdominal adiposity, sexual maturation and socioeconomic status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total body adiposity seems to be a better predictor of high blood pressure risk than abdominal fat in this population.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil. deisemoser@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Deise Cristiane
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Isabela de Carlos Back
authors.initials: Ide C
authors.lastname: Giuliano
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia Kapp
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Titski
authors.forename: Anelise Reis
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gaya
authors.forename: Manuel João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Coelho-e-Silva
authors.forename: Neiva
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000502:physiology; D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness