OBESITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most important problems in public health in 21st century. The high level of adiposity is associated with hypertension in early childhood, which could be related to a cardiovascular risk in different periods of life. Aim: To identify the relationship between obesity and hypertension in children Materials and methods: A systematic review of the PUDMED, CINAHL and SCOPUS databases have been done. The keywords or search terms used were: obesidad/obesity, presión arterial/blood pressure, hipertensión/hypertension, infancia/childhood, pediátrico/pediatric y niño/children. Results: For this bibliographic review, 23 specific articles on childhood obesity and their relationship with arterial hypertension have been selected. To describe the relationship between these two pathologies and their impact on adulthood. Conclusion: The obesogenic epidemic increases in developed and developing countries, which elevate cardiovascular factors. In the medium and long term, they can produce diseases in adult health. It is difficult the clinical management of hypertension in children. Nowadays, there are few actions, in terms of prevention, promotion and treatment of these pathologies.