Hypertension and prehypertension among adolescents attending secondary schools in urban area of South-East, Nigeria
| Autor: | Wilson Chukwuneke Igwe, Joy C. Ebenebe, JO Chukwuka, Chijioke Elias Ezeudu, I Egbuonu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatric Obesity Adolescent Urban Population Early detection Nigeria 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight Urban area Prehypertension 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Sex Factors Risk Factors South east Prevalence Medicine Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Child Local government area geography geography.geographical_feature_category Schools business.industry Research Blood Pressure Determination General Medicine medicine.disease Obesity Blood pressure Cross-Sectional Studies Hypertension secondary school Female medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Introduction in the past, the need for regular blood pressure screening in children was doubtful, and the main reason against it is that hypertension is an adult illness and there is no evidence that screening healthy children for hypertension was worthwhile. We did this study to determine the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension as well as some risk factors for hypertension among secondary school adolescents in an urban area of the South-East, Nigeria. Methods this was a cross-sectional study of 984 adolescents aged 10-19 years in secondary schools in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state, South-East, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling method was used to select the subjects. Data were collected from all eligible subjects with the aid of a questionnaire administered to them. Weight, height, and blood pressure were measured and recorded. Results nine hundred and eighty-four adolescents were recruited for this study, and they comprised 470 (47.8%) males and 514 (52.2%) giving a male: female ratio of 1:1.1. Their ages ranged from 10-19 years. The mean systolic blood pressure and mean diastolic BP were 110.5±10.2mmHg 71.5±8.5mmHg respectively. Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension were 6.3% and 5.0% respectively. There were a higher proportion of females (7.3%) than males (5.4%) with hypertension, and more females (5.8%) than males (4.2%) with prehypertension but these were not statistically significant. Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusion hypertension exists among secondary school adolescents in Awka South Local government area of Anambra state, with a prevalence of 6.3%. Early detection and treatment will forestall the early development of complications. |
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