Author/Authors :
Yousefichaijan, Parsa Department of Pediatric - School of Medicine - Amirkabir Hospital - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Ghandi, Yazdan Department of Pediatric - School of Medicine - Amirkabir Hospital - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Alavi, Masomeh Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Rafiei, Mohammad School of Medicine - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Khosrobeigi, Ali Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Arjmand, Ali Department of Pediatric - School of Medicine - Amirkabir Hospital - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak , Shariatmadari, Fakhreddin Department of Pediatric - School of Medicine - Amirkabir Hospital - Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak
Abstract :
Background: Nowadays hypertension (HTN) is acommonfinding in children. Also, hydronephrosis is acommonclinical condition
that is referred to physicians. Kidney disease is the most common reason of secondary HTN in children.
Objectives: In this study, the researchers aimed at evaluating the relationship between HTN and hydronephrosis in children.
Methods: This was a case-control study that was done on children older than four years old. The case group included children with
hydronephrosis that referred to the pediatrics clinic of Amirkabir hospital in Arak, Iran. At the same time, healthy children with the
same demographic condition were entered in the control group.
Results: This study was done on 328 children in case (108 children: 42 males and 66 females) and control (220 children: 98 males
and 122 females) groups. The mean age of these children was 7.522.48 years old. Overall, 95.4% of the case group and 85% of the
control were in the normal range of diastolic blood pressure (P-value = 0.013) and 99.1% of the case group and 89.5% of the control
group were in the normal range for systolic blood pressure (P-value = 0.007).
Conclusions: It could be concluded that hydronephrosis and HTN had a relationship.
