Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

Rudy M. Ortiz

Publications

• Research Article
  Increased Physical Activity Reduces the Odds of Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure Independent of Body Mass or Ethnicity in Rural Adolescents
  Author(s): Rudy M. Ortiz, Ruben Rodriguez, Sarah Depaoli and Simón E WefferRudy M. Ortiz, Ruben Rodriguez, Sarah Depaoli and Simón E Weffer
  
  Objectives: Reduced Physical Activity (PA) has been implicated in the increased prevalence of adolescent obesity and Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP). The present study provides a robust examination of these relationships in Hispanic adolescents from a rural population for which data are scarce. Methods: We compared PA levels, SBP and body mass categories (normal weight, overweight and obese) between non-Hispanic white and Hispanic adolescents (15 ± 0.1 yrs; n=983 males, 911 females) using odds ratio and path analyses. Results: When groups (by gender & ethnicity) were categorized by body mass independent of SBP, prevalence of elevated SBP for obese compared to normal weight cohorts was 3.5- and 12-fold greater for non-Hispanic white males and females, respectively, and 2- and 3-fold greater for Hispanic mal.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000150

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