6. Definition
Weight Status Category Percentile Range
Underweight Less than the 5th percentile
Normal or Healthy Weight
5th percentile to less than the 85th
percentile
Overweight 85th to less than the 95th percentile
Obese 95th percentile or greater
Overweight BMI >= 25 kg/m2
Obesity BMI>=30 kg/m2
Morbid obesity BMI>=35kg/m2
8. Global Prevalence of Hypertension in Children
(SR-MA, N=47 articles, Participant=36614)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Pooled Prevalemce
Normal
Overweight
Obesce
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20. • The most recognized factors connecting
obesity and hypertension are
– altered hemodynamics, impaired sodium
homeostasis, renal dysfunction, autonomic
nervous system imbalance, endocrine alterations,
oxidative stress and inflammation, and vascular
injury.
• Specific considerations should apply in
planning therapeutic approaches to treat