Associations between Changes in Body Weight Status and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

(1) Background: High blood pressure (HBP), overweight, and obesity are common, growing public health problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between changes in body weight status and HBP among Lithuanian children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Methods: In this study, we analysed data on blood pressure and anthropometric measurements of 2430 children and adolescents aged 8-18 years, who participated in both the baseline study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic (from November 2019 to March 2020) and the follow-up study during the COVID-19 pandemic (from November 2021 to April 2022).

Associations between Neck Circumference, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Wrist Circumference, and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.

(1) Background: High blood pressure (HBP) and obesity are significant and growing public health issues worldwide. Our study aimed to evaluate the associations of neck circumference (NC), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and wrist circumference (WrC) with HBP among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 7-17 years. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on BP and anthropometric measurements were analysed in 3688 children and adolescents aged 7-17 years.

Associations between tri-ponderal mass index, body mass index, and high blood pressure among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

High blood pressure (HBP) and obesity are major public health issues globally. The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) and body mass index (BMI) and HBP and to determine which anthropometric parameters may best predict HBP among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 7-18 years. This cross-sectional study included 3710 Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 7-18 (52.

Associations of maternal gestational hypertension with high blood pressure and overweight/obesity in their adolescent offspring: a retrospective cohort study.

Maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy may have an impact on fetal development and the health of the offspring in later life. The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations of maternal gestational hypertension (GH) with high blood pressure (HBP) (prehypertension/hypertension) and overweight/obesity in their adolescent offspring at the age of 12 to 15 years. We analyzed data of 4819 participants born in Kaunas city during 1995-1998 who were included in the study "Prevalence and Risk Factors of HBP in 12-15-Year-Old Lithuanian Children and Adolescents".

Associations between body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and high blood pressure among adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and high blood pressure (HBP), and to determine which anthropometric parameters can best predict HBP among Lithuanian adolescents aged 12-15 years. Data from the survey of "Prevalence and Risk Factors of HBP in 12-15-Year-Old Lithuanian Children and Adolescents (Study 1, 2010-2012)" were used; a total of 7,457 respondents (3,494 boys and 3,963 girls) were included in this analysis. Adolescents with BP above the 90th percentile were measured on two different occasions.

Associations of the adrenomedullin gene polymorphism with prehypertension and hypertension in Lithuanian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of ADM genetic variant and HBP among Lithuanian adolescents aged 12-15 years. This is a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 675 12-15-years-old schoolchildren who were surveyed during November 2010 to April 2012 in the baseline survey. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of ADM gene (rs7129220) was evaluated using real-time PCR.

Association between and polymorphisms and high blood pressure in a population of Lithuanian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Recently, genome-wide associated studies have identified several genetic loci that are associated with elevated blood pressure and could play a critical role in intracellular calcium homeostasis. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of rs2681472 and rs12258967 gene polymorphisms with high blood pressure (HBP) among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12-15 years.

Study Design And Participants: This was a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 646 12-15-year-old adolescents who participated in the survey 'The Prevalence and Risk Factors of HBP in 12-15 Year-Old Lithuanian Children and Adolescents (from November 2010 to April 2012)'.

Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and high blood pressure in Lithuanian children and adolescents.

Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the influence of environmental factors on HBP in the population of Lithuanian children, although the role of genetic factors in hypertension has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of AGTR1, AGT, and ACE genotypes in the Lithuanian child population and to determine whether these genotypes have an impact on HBP in childhood.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 709 participants aged 12-15 years.

Associations between high birth weight, being large for gestational age, and high blood pressure among adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Low birth weight and being small for gestational age are associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. However, the results from the studies examining the associations between high birth weight (HBW), being large for gestational age (LGA), and high blood pressure (HBP) are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between HBW and being LGA alone and in combinations with body mass index (BMI) categories in adolescence and HBP among Lithuanian adolescents aged 12-15 years.

Association of neck circumference and high blood pressure in children and adolescents: a case-control study.

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a serious, common and growing global public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between high NC (neck circumference) alone and in combinations with BMI (body mass index), WC (waist circumference), and high BP among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.

Methods: An epidemiological case-control study was performed between May 2012 and November 2013.

Association between obesity and high blood pressure among Lithuanian adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Most epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) has significantly increased among children and adolescents in various countries of the world. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between overweight, obesity, abdominal obesity and prehypertension and hypertension among Lithuanian adolescents aged 12-15 years.

Methods: The subjects with increased BP (≥90th percentile) were screened on two separate occasions.

Associations of short sleep duration with prehypertension and hypertension among Lithuanian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Recent epidemiological studies have found that the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) has significantly increased among children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between short sleep duration and prehypertension and hypertension in Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2010 to April 2012.

Parental cigarette smoking and the risk of congenital heart septal defects.

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to determine the association between parental cigarette smoking and the risk of congenital heart septal defects in Kaunas infant population in 1995-2005.

Material And Methods: An epidemiological case-control study was conducted. The study comprised 261 newborns with congenital heart septal defects (cases) and 1122 randomly selected newborns without any defects (controls), born in Kaunas city during 1995-2005.

Maternal socioeconomic and lifestyle factors during pregnancy and the risk of congenital heart defects.

Unlabelled: The objective of study was to estimate the importance of maternal socioeconomic and lifestyle factors during pregnancy in the risk of congenital heart defects in Kaunas infant population in 1999-2005.

Material And Methods: An epidemiological case-control study was conducted. The study comprised 187 newborns with congenital heart defects (cases) and 643 randomly selected newborns without any defects (controls), born in Kaunas city during 1999-2005.

Selected environmental risk factors and congenital heart defects.

The aim of the article is to review the published scientific literature and epidemiological studies about the effect of selected environmental risk factors on congenital heart defects in infants. According to recent reports, the prevalence of congenital heart defects is around 1% of live births. Congenital heart malformations are the leading cause of infant mortality.

[The incidence and diagnostics of congenital heart defects in Kaunas infant population during 1999-2005].

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to determinate the incidence and diagnostics of congenital heart defects in Kaunas infant population in 1999-2005 and to compare the data obtained with the data of years 1995-1998.

Subject And Methods: The study population comprised all newborns born in Kaunas city during 1999-2005. Congenital heart defects were registered based on clinical diagnosis after its verification using the data from consulting centers and pediatric outpatient departments.

Risk factors for heart failure in survivors after first myocardial infarction.

Objective: We examined the prevalence and risk factors of heart failure among 25- to 64-year-old men treated in hospitals for first-time myocardial infarction.

Material And Methods: A nested case-control study included 448 men with first-time myocardial infarction, treated in Kaunas hospitals during 1997-2000. Questionnaires elicited information on demographic characteristics and health problems of respondents, psychological stress, and other risk factors.

[Environmental risk factors and outdoor formaldehyde and risk of congenital heart malformations].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between environmental risk factors and the risk of congenital heart malformations.

Methods And Materials: An epidemiological case-control study was conducted. We investigated the effect of 43 potential risk factors for congenital heart malformations and calculated their crude and adjusted odds ratios.

Exposure to urban nitrogen dioxide pollution and the risk of myocardial infarction.

Objectives: This study attempted to determine whether long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an indicator of motor vehicle exhaust, increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods: A population-based case-control study was conducted among men aged 25-64 years and residing in Kaunas, Lithuania. The study included all cases of first-time myocardial infarction in 1997-2000.

[Environmental pollution with lead and myocardial infarction morbidity].

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of exposure to ambient lead and other environmental factors on first myocardial infarction incidence. Epidemiological case-control study comprised 579 male cases (25-64 year old) of myocardial infarction, treated in Kaunas hospitals and 1777 controls of the same age group without ischemic heart disease. Myocardial infarction incidence in the area of low exposure to lead was 2.

[Impact on environmental factors on the reproductive system and fetal development].

A literature review discusses the effect of selected environmental factors on women reproductive system, fetal development and growth. According to recent reports, 2-3% of newborns have congenital malformations. These malformations are caused by interaction of genetic and environmental factors.

[Prevalence of congenital heart defects in the newborn and infants: mortality in the City of Kaunas, 1995-1998].

This study presents the results of analysis of congenital heart malformations (CHM) prevalence, lethality and mortality of newborns with CHM in 1995-1998 in Kaunas city. According to official data, 131 CHM cases were registered in delivery hospitals using statistical forms 066. We conducted a validated registry in all children outpatient hospitals and in Neonatology division of Kaunas University of Medicine.

[Social status, psychological stress and myocardial infarction risk among 35-64-year-old women].

We examined the association between social status, assessed by education and occupational categories and risk of myocardial infarction. We conducted a case-control study among 35-64 year-old women of Kaunas. Cases were 191 women with first myocardial infarction treated in hospitals in 1997-2000, and controls were 482 women in the same age group, randomly selected, without ischemic heart disease.