Ezeudu Chijioke Elias, Chukwuka John Onuora, Ebenebe Joy Chinelo, Igwe Wilson Chukwuneke, Egbuonu Ifeoma
Department of Paediatrics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
Department of Paediatrics, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Oct 25;31:145. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.145.15994. eCollection 2018.
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.
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.
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.
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.
过去，儿童定期进行血压筛查的必要性存疑，主要原因是高血压是一种成人疾病，且没有证据表明对健康儿童进行高血压筛查是值得的。我们开展这项研究，以确定尼日利亚东南部一个城市地区中学青少年中高血压和高血压前期的患病率以及一些高血压危险因素。
这是一项对尼日利亚东南部阿南布拉州阿库南区地方政府辖区984名10 - 19岁青少年进行的横断面研究。采用多阶段抽样方法选取研究对象。借助向所有符合条件的对象发放的问卷收集数据。测量并记录体重、身高和血压。
本研究招募了984名青少年，其中男性470名（47.8%），女性514名（52.2%），男女比例为1:1.1。他们的年龄在10 - 19岁之间。平均收缩压和平均舒张压分别为110.5±10.2mmHg和71.5±8.5mmHg。高血压和高血压前期的患病率分别为6.3%和5.0%。患高血压的女性比例（7.3%）高于男性（5.4%），患高血压前期的女性（5.8%）也多于男性（4.2%），但这些差异无统计学意义。超重和肥胖与高血压显著相关。
阿南布拉州阿库南区地方政府辖区中学青少年中存在高血压，患病率为6.3%。早期发现和治疗将预防并发症的早期发生。
