| Relationship between Parental Socio-economic Status and Casual Blood Pressure in Coastal Nigerian Adolescents. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20665456 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Emerging data suggest that essential or primary hypertension occurs in the young. Parental socioeconomic status may play a role but the exact mechanisms still remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at determining the relationship between parental socioeconomic status and casual blood pressure in adolescents. METHODS: One thousand and eight adolescents attending two secondary schools in Calabar, Nigeria were selected by stratified random sampling. Their blood pressure, weights and heights were taken using standard methods and sociodemographic data were obtained using a pretested semistructured questionnaire. RESULTS: Blood pressure was increased with age with males having higher values. The other major determinants of blood pressure were weight, height, body mass index, level of physical activity and parental socioeconomic status (p <0.05). No relationship was established between these determinants as well as dietary habits with parental socioeconomic status (p > 0.05). Female adolescents with parents in the lower socioeconomic classes had significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.05). In contrast, parental socioeconomic status showed no significant relationship with systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in males (p >0.05).The prevalence of elevated blood pressure was higher in females than in males. CONCLUSION: Low parental socioeconomic status appear to be associated with higher casual blood pressure especially in female coastal Nigerian adolescents. Traditional determinants did not appear to play a significant role. Psychological stress arising from environmental and economic stressors may be responsible. |
| | |
Authors:
|
V O Ansa; M U Anah; F A Odey; P N Mbu; E I Agbor |
Related Documents
:
|
17426336 - Higher insulin, triglycerides, and blood pressure with greater trunk fat in tanner 1 ch... 1081136 - Blood pressure and puberty. 19107106 - The role of obesity in the pathogenesis of hypertension. 2320336 - The stability of high blood pressure in dunedin children: an eight year longitudinal st... 7344596 - Comparative study of acebutolol and oxprenolol in the management of hypertensive cerebr... 16248706 - Cardiovascular intraindividual variability in later life: the influence of social conne... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: West African journal of medicine Volume: 29 ISSN: 0189-160X ISO Abbreviation: West Afr J Med Publication Date: 2010 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-07-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8301891 Medline TA: West Afr J Med Country: Nigeria |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 146-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Medicinet, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. Correspondence: Dr Victor O. Ansa, Department of Medicine, University of Calabar, CRS, Nigeria. E-mail: vic_ansa@yahoo.com. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Management of ischaemic stroke: the role of the neurosurgeon.
Next Document: Profile of Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Benin City, Nigeria.