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January 1, 2014Pan African Medical JournalOpen Access

Association between body fat composition and blood pressure level among secondary school adolescents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Why the study?

Does body mass index predict blood pressure levels better than body fat composition among adolescents?

Population

582 secondary school adolescents, mean age 16.5 ± 1.8 years, 52.1% boys, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BMBrighton MushengeziMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesPCPilly ChilloIfakara Health Institute

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Implication

BMI and waist circumference may inform adolescent BP screening; cross-sectional data leave incremental value of body fat percentage open.

Structured PICO

Does body mass index predict blood pressure levels better than body fat composition among adolescents?

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Population
582 secondary school adolescents (aged 12 to 19 years), mean age 16.5 ± 1.8 years, 52.1% boys, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Outcome
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and its association with body fat composition, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference.surrogate

Body mass index is a better independent predictor of blood pressure levels than body fat composition measured by skinfold thickness in adolescents, supporting its use for hypertension risk screening.

Limitations

  • Use of skinfold measurement on estimating body fat percent instead of more accurate methods like dual energy x-ray absorptiometry or bioelectric impedance analysis

Cite This Study

Mushengezi et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a195f9920fe4b8df388be89https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.327.5222

Topics

Hypertension management
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