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Published in: BMC Pediatrics 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research article

Variations in the prevalence of point (pre)hypertension in a Nigerian school-going adolescent population living in a semi-urban and an urban area

Authors: Chukwunonso ECC Ejike, Chidiebere E Ugwu, Lawrence US Ezeanyika

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Hypertension has been shown to start in early life and to track into adulthood. Detecting adolescents with hypertension and prehypertension will aid early intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality from the disorders. This study reports the point-prevalence of the two disorders in a semi-urban and an urban population of school-going adolescents in Nigeria.

Methods

A total of 843 adolescents from two places of domicile were studied. Their blood pressures and anthropometric indices were measured using standard protocol. Point-hypertension and point-prehypertension were defined with respect to each subject's gender, age and height. The prevalence of the disorders was calculated and reported age-wise and nutritional status-wise.

Results

The prevalence of point-prehypertension in the semi-urban area was 22.2% (20.7% for girls and 23.1% for boys) while it was 25.0% (21.8% for girls and 29.2% for boys) in the urban area. The prevalence of point-hypertension was 4.6% (4.1% for girls and 4.8% for boys) in the semi-urban area and 17.5% (18.0% for girls and 16.9% for boys) in the urban area. Point-prehypertension was not detected among the thin subjects of both places of domicile. The prevalence of point-prehypertension was similar in both the urban and semi-urban areas among the subjects who had normal BMI-for-age, and over-weight/obese subjects respectively. From the semi-urban to the urban area, the prevalence of point-hypertension increased approximately 3-folds among thin and normal BMI-for-age subjects, and 10-folds among overweight/obese subjects. Systolic hypertension was more preponderant in both the semi-urban and urban areas.

Conclusions

The prevalence of both disorders is considerably high in the studied populations. Urgent pediatric public health action is needed to address the situation.
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Metadata
Title
Variations in the prevalence of point (pre)hypertension in a Nigerian school-going adolescent population living in a semi-urban and an urban area
Authors
Chukwunonso ECC Ejike
Chidiebere E Ugwu
Lawrence US Ezeanyika
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-13

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