Key result
Among male commercial drivers in Nigeria, elevated blood pressure had a prevalence of 29.3% and was significantly associated with waist-hip ratio (aOR 6.17; 95% CI 1.01-37.64; p=0.049).
Why the study?
Commercial drivers are exposed to street foods and their dietary choices may be influenced by nutrition knowledge, predisposing them to hypertension.
Cross-Sectional (n=300)
Yes
Effect estimate: aOR 6.17 (95% CI 1.01-37.64)
p-value: p=0.049
Among commercial drivers in Nigeria, inadequate nutrition knowledge and unhealthy lifestyle factors like abdominal adiposity and inactivity are significantly associated with elevated blood pressure.
Should not yet tailor nutrition counseling by education; leaves open whether improving knowledge reduces CV risk in similar cohorts.
Background: Commercial drivers are usually in transit and exposed to street foods. Their dietary choice and lifestyle could be influenced by nutrition knowledge, and predispose them to hypertension.Objective: To determine the level of nutrition knowledge, elevated blood pressure (EBP), and associated factors.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were analysed through SPSS 29.0 at 5% level of significance (p < 0.05).Setting: Three hundred commercial drivers were randomly selected from four motor parks in Ondo West local government area, Nigeria.Results: Participants were all males with a mean age and daily income of 42.0 ± 10.42 years and ₦3 932 ± 2 897.61, respectively. The majority (69.0%) had secondary education, 44.7% travelled interstate, 13.7% smoked cigarettes and 39.7% drank alcohol, while 51.6% frequently ate outside the home, and 48.7% had adequate nutrition knowledge. Overweight, obesity and abdominal adiposity and EBP accounted for 45.0%, 6.7%, 84.3% and 29.3%, respectively. Nutrition knowledge was associated with level of education (aOR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.03–2.47; p = 0.038), cigarette smoking (aOR: 3.23, 95% CI: 1.49–7.02; p = 0.003) and frequency of eating outside the home (aOR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.15–1.68; p = <0.001) while EBP was associated with waist–hip ratio (aOR: 6.17, 95% CI: 1.01–37.64; p = 0.049), route of transportation (aOR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.04–3.64; p = 0.038) and brisk walking (aOR: 1.96, 95% CI: 1.09–3.51; p = 0.023).Conclusion: The findings indicate that inadequate nutrition knowledge predisposes to an unhealthy lifestyle, while abdominal adiposity and inactivity contribute to elevated BP. Incorporating nutrition and physical exercise into health education will help to alleviate cardiometabolic risk among commercial drivers in Nigeria.
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Olaitan et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Elevated blood pressure (n=300). Among male commercial drivers in Nigeria, elevated blood pressure had a prevalence of 29.3% and was significantly associated with waist-hip ratio (aOR 6.17; 95% CI 1.01-37.64; p=0.049).
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