January 1, 2017American Journal of PediatricsOpen Access

Elevated Blood Pressure Among Zimbabwean Urban Primary School Children Aged 5–11 Years

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Population

480 primary school children (230 boys and 250 girls) aged 5–11 years residing in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ADAdiele DubeUniversity of Essex

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Implication

May support BP screening in urban African children; leaves open causal BMI links pending prospective data.

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Population

480 primary school children (230 boys and 250 girls) aged 5–11 years residing in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe.

Outcome

Incidence of hypertension and relationship between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP)surrogate

Elevated blood pressure is prevalent among urban Zimbabwean children and significantly correlates with age, stature, body weight, and BMI, highlighting the need for routine BP screening in schools.

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Adiele Dube (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76ec629047b4aa92f6ca79 https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajp.20170305.15

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Elevated Blood Pressure Among Zimbabwean Urban Primary School Children Aged 5–11 Years

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Elevated Blood Pressure Among Zimbabwean Urban Primary School Children Aged 5–11 Years

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