Research Article

The Relationship between Physical Activity and Screen Time with the Risk of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Table 1

Detailed characteristics of the groups.

VariableStudy group (with ID)Control group (without ID)

Age (years)
 7–346 (61.0)346 (61.0)1.000
 14–221 (39.0)221 (39.0)
 Girl283 (49.8)283 (49.8)1.000
 Boy285 (50.2)285 (50.2)
Body height 33.99 (31,14)44.77 (28.88)<0.00
BMI 55.18 (33.79)48.41 (31.67)0.00
SBP 118.51 (11.22)115.99 (9.11)0.00
DBP 68.79 (5.98)68.62 (4.32)0.252
SBP 74.81 (23.67)69.46 (22.66)<0.00
DBP 74.35 (17.79)75.03 (15.50)0.935
Level of
 Mild278 (24.5)n/an/a
 Moderate239 (21.1)
 Severe50 (4.4)
PAQ 1.99 (0.74)3.02 (0.81)<0.00
Level of physical
 Low399 (70.4)124 (21.9)
 Moderate168 (29.6)351 (61.9)<0.00
 High0 (0.0)92 (16.2)
Screen time on school days 3.38 (1.66)2.27 (1.19)<0.00
Screen time on weekends 3.85 (1.48)3.59 (1.62)0.016

(SD); (%); SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ID: intellectual disability; PAQ: Physical Activity Questionnaire. significant results.