Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Jun;23(5):260-4.
doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2011-037. Epub 2011 Oct 28.

Obesity and blood pressure levels of adolescents in Abeokuta, Nigeria

I O Senbanjo  1 , K A Oshikoya
Affiliations

Obesity and blood pressure levels of adolescents in Abeokuta, Nigeria

I O Senbanjo et al. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Background: We determined the prevalence of general and central obesity and their relationship with blood pressure levels among adolescents in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Methods: We selected 423 adolescents from seven schools in Abeokuta, Nigeria, using a multistage random-sampling technique. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and blood pressures were measured.

Results: Twenty-one (5%) children had general obesity and 109 (24.5%) had central obesity. Of those with general obesity, 20 (95.1%) children were centrally obese. With simple linear regression analysis, BMI and WC explained 10.7 and 8.4%, respectively of the variance in systolic blood pressure (SBP), and 3.6 and 2.7%, respectively of the variance in diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Following logistic regression analysis, BMI was the major factor determining SBP levels (OR 0.8, 95% CI: 0.65-0.99, p < 0.05).

Conclusion: BMI remains an important anthropometric screening tool for high blood pressure in Nigerian adolescents.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. et al. Obesity: Preventing and managing the global epidemic. World Health Organ Tech Resp Ser. 2000 No. 894. - PubMed
    1. et al. IOTF demands action on childhood obesity crisis. http://www.iaso.org/popout.asp?linkto=http%3A//www.iotf.org/media/IOTFma.... Available on: (accessed June 2009)
    1. Lobstein T, James WP, Cole TJ. Increasing levels of excess weight among chidren in England. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003;27:1136–1138. - PubMed
    1. Canning PM, Courage ML, Frizzell LM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a provincial population of Canadian preschool children. J Am Med Coll. 2004;171:240–242. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in overweight among US children and adolescents, 1999-2000. J Am Med Assoc. 2002;288:1728–1732. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources