| Autor: |
Adekanmbi, AF, Obadina, OO, Fetuga, MB, Adejumo, AO |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nigerian Medical Practitioner; Vol 69, No 6 (2016); 83-88 |
| ISSN: |
0189-0964 |
| Popis: |
Globally, underweight in children is projected to decline except in Sub-Sahara Africa. This study assessed the prevalence of malnutrition and its correlation with high blood pressure among adolescents in a semi-urban Nigerian setting. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among adolescent school children in Sagamu, Nigeria. Weight, height and blood pressure measurements were recorded. Using the cut-off points of -2SD, height for age and weight for height were used to diagnose stunting and wasting. The nutritional status of the subjects was related to their blood pressure pattern. A total of 572 adolescents were surveyed. Wasting and stunting were diagnosed among 26.7% and 24.8% of the subjects respectively. Pre –hypertension was present in 4.2% and 3.9% of the stunted and wasted respectively (p |
| Databáze: |
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