Key result
Obesity was associated with significantly higher odds of hypertension compared to normal weight (OR 2.75; 95% CI 1.25-6.04) among adults in a semi-urban Nigerian community.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (prehypertension, hypertension, overweight, obesity) in a low-income semi-urban community in Northeast Nigeria?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,004)
What is the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (prehypertension, hypertension, overweight, obesity) in a low-income semi-urban community in Northeast Nigeria?
Odds Ratio: 2.75 (95% CI 1.25–6.04)
Prehypertension and hypertension are highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factors in this low-income semi-urban Nigerian community, with obesity significantly increasing the risk of hypertension.
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May inform local hypertension screening; extends observational data but leaves causal effects open for prospective trials.
Adedoyin et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=1,004). Obesity vs. Normal weight was evaluated on Hypertension (OR 2.75, 95% CI 1.25-6.04). Obesity was associated with significantly higher odds of hypertension compared to normal weight (OR 2.75; 95% CI 1.25-6.04) among adults in a semi-urban Nigerian community.
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