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Prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among adolescents and young people in Tanzania and Uganda.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) [J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)] 2019 Apr; Vol. 21 (4), pp. 470-478. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 27. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We conducted a cross-sectional study among school/college students in Tanzania and Uganda to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and associated factors. Participants were classified to have high BP if they had pre-hypertension or hypertension. Interviews were done using the WHO STEPS instrument. Using data from both countries (n = 1596), the overall prevalence of high BP was 40% (95% CI: 37-42). The prevalence of pre-hypertension was 29% (95% CI: 26-31) and that of hypertension was 11% (95% CI: 10-13). High BP was independently associated with obesity (aOR = 6.7, 95% CI: 2.2-20.0), male sex (aOR = 3.2, 95% CI: 2.4-4.4), and among males aged above 20 years (aOR = 5.5, 95% CI: 2.9-10.5). Consumption of fruits/vegetables was associated with decreased odds for high BP (aOR = 0.7, 95% CI: 0.50-0.98). The increasing burden of pre-hypertension across age groups could explain the early onset of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among young African adults. There is a need for longitudinal studies to explore the drivers of pre-hypertension in East African adolescents.<br /> (©2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Child
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feeding Behavior physiology
Female
Humans
Hypertension diagnosis
Male
Obesity complications
Prehypertension diagnosis
Prevalence
Schools statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors
Tanzania epidemiology
Uganda epidemiology
Young Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
Hypertension epidemiology
Obesity epidemiology
Prehypertension epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1751-7176
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30811099
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13502