Author:

• Victor Gonçalves Corrêa Neto - Corrêa Neto, VG - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - <victorgcn@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Alexandre Palma - Palma, A. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - <palma_alexandre@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

In the light of the importance of the impacts that obesity and physical activity may have on arterial blood pressure (BP) among adolescents, and the suggestion that abnormal pressure levels at young ages are maintained into more mature stages of these individuals’ lives, the present study had the aim of systematically reviewing the associations between obesity and BP and between physical activity and BP, among adolescents. The PubMed database was consulted to search for scientific articles relating to this topic and, after applying the appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria, 32 articles were selected and analyzed. To assess the quality of articles, we used the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology. The results suggested that despite the existence of hegemonic thinking to guide these relationships, BP and physical activity do not always have negative associations, and BP and obesity do not always have positive associations. It is concluded that this situation illustrated the need for deeper reflection on these relationships before preestablished paradigms are passively accepted.

Keywords:

arterial blood pressure exercise obesity adolescent

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