Table 1 Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension (n = 1048)
From: Casual blood pressure of adolescents attending public secondary schools in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
Age | |
Mean (SD) | 15.6(1.6) |
Range | 13–18 |
BMI | |
Mean (SD) | 19.5(2.8) |
Range | 13.5–30.5 |
Body weight status (n, %) | |
Underweight | 387(36.9) |
Ideal weight | 621(59.3) |
Overweight | 35(3.3) |
Obese | 5(0.5) |
Gender (n, %) | |
Male | 653(62.3) |
Female | 395(37.7) |
Religion (n, %) | |
Islam | 887(84.6) |
Christianity | 161(15.4) |
Occupation of parents (n, %) | |
White collar | 378(36.1) |
Blue collar | 639(61) |
Unemployed | 31(3) |
Education of parents (n, %) | |
Higher education | 606(57.8) |
Secondary education | 327(31.2) |
Primary education | 26(2.5) |
Islamic education | 89(8.5) |
Undiagnosed hypertension (n, %) | |
Yes | 138(13.2) |
No | 910(86.8) |
Stages of hypertension (n, %) | |
Prehypertension | 117(82.4) |
Stage 1 hypertension | 25(17.6) |