What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Apparently healthy (n=219). Intervention: Weight and height (anthropometric indices). Primary outcome: Correlation between weight and systolic blood pressure (r=0.77, p=<0.05).

What does this research mean for the field?

Weight has a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure in primary school pupils aged 6-12 years. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the relationship between nutritional status, anthropometric parameters, and blood pressure among apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6–12 years.

September 10, 2026World Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Correlation of Nutritional Status and Blood Pressure of Apparently Healthy Primary School Pupils Aged 6–12 years in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Weight had a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure (r=0.77), diastolic blood pressure (r=0.61), and mean arterial pressure (r=0.74) in primary school pupils.

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Weight has a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure in primary school pupils aged 6-12 years. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Q: What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the relationship between nutritional status, anthropometric parameters, and blood pressure among apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6–12 years.

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Key result

Higher weight is strongly linked to elevated blood pressure in primary school pupils.

r=0.77
P<0.05
n=219

Why the study?

Routine pediatric blood pressure screening was historically debated, and the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure in school-aged children needed assessment.

Population

219 apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6-12 years in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State

Comparison

Nutritional status indices compared with blood pressure parameters

Design

Cross-sectional study with random sampling

Authors

USUbangida SuleimanFederal University of Agriculture OOO.A. OwolabiAhmadu Bello University AOAbbas OlagunjuAhmadu Bello University

Discussion

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Implication

Weight-BP correlation in schoolchildren is hypothesis-generating; cross-sectional data leaves causal inference and practice implications open.

Key Points

To evaluate the relationship between nutritional status, anthropometric parameters, and blood pressure among apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6–12 years.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 219 pupils randomly selected from public and private primary schools using a table of random numbers.
Measured blood pressure after 5 minutes of rest in a sitting position with an aneroid sphygmomanometer following WHO standard procedures.
Assessed nutritional status using WHO z-scores for BMI-for-age and height-for-age, analyzing relationships via Pearson correlation coefficients.
Body weight showed a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.77), diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.61), and mean arterial pressure (r = 0.74; all P < 0.05).
Severe wasting (z-score < -3) was identified in 4.34% (n=5) of boys and 1.92% (n=2) of girls, while severe stunting was present in 2.61% (n=3) of boys and 1.92% (n=2) of girls, with no significant sex differences (P ≤ 0.05).
Overall hypertension was observed in 3.65% (n=8) of pupils by systolic blood pressure and 2.74% (n=6) by diastolic blood pressure, with higher blood pressure parameters documented in private school pupils.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=219)

Randomization

Random sampling

Structured PICO

Population

219 apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6 to 12 years in Zaria Local Government Area, Nigeria, were evaluated to assess the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure.

Outcome

Correlation between anthropometric indices (weight, height, BMI, MUAC) and blood pressure parameters (SBP, DBP, MAP)surrogate

Main Result

Effect estimate: r=0.77

p-value: p=<0.05

Anthropometric indices such as weight and height are strongly positively correlated with blood pressure in apparently healthy primary school children in Nigeria, emphasizing the importance of routine pediatric blood pressure screening.

Limitations

Blood pressure readings were single-point cross-sectional measurements, which are insufficient to determine high or high-normal blood pressure for age.
Blood pressure readings were single-point cross-sectional measurements, which are insufficient to determine high or high-normal blood pressure for age

Cite This Study

Suleiman et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Apparently healthy (n=219). Weight and height (anthropometric indices) was evaluated on Correlation between weight and systolic blood pressure (r=0.77, p=<0.05). Weight had a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure (r=0.77), diastolic blood pressure (r=0.61), and mean arterial pressure (r=0.74) in primary school pupils.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27ab158559d80afc7375e https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20261103.22

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September 10, 2026World Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Correlation of Nutritional Status and Blood Pressure of Apparently Healthy Primary School Pupils Aged 6–12 years in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State

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Key result

Higher weight is strongly linked to elevated blood pressure in primary school pupils.

r=0.77
P<0.05
n=219

Why the study?

Routine pediatric blood pressure screening was historically debated, and the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure in school-aged children needed assessment.

Population

219 apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6-12 years in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State

Comparison

Nutritional status indices compared with blood pressure parameters

Design

Cross-sectional study with random sampling

Authors

USUbangida SuleimanFederal University of Agriculture OOO.A. OwolabiAhmadu Bello University AOAbbas OlagunjuAhmadu Bello University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Weight-BP correlation in schoolchildren is hypothesis-generating; cross-sectional data leaves causal inference and practice implications open.

Key Points

To evaluate the relationship between nutritional status, anthropometric parameters, and blood pressure among apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6–12 years.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 219 pupils randomly selected from public and private primary schools using a table of random numbers.
Measured blood pressure after 5 minutes of rest in a sitting position with an aneroid sphygmomanometer following WHO standard procedures.
Assessed nutritional status using WHO z-scores for BMI-for-age and height-for-age, analyzing relationships via Pearson correlation coefficients.
Body weight showed a significant positive correlation with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.77), diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.61), and mean arterial pressure (r = 0.74; all P < 0.05).
Severe wasting (z-score < -3) was identified in 4.34% (n=5) of boys and 1.92% (n=2) of girls, while severe stunting was present in 2.61% (n=3) of boys and 1.92% (n=2) of girls, with no significant sex differences (P ≤ 0.05).
Overall hypertension was observed in 3.65% (n=8) of pupils by systolic blood pressure and 2.74% (n=6) by diastolic blood pressure, with higher blood pressure parameters documented in private school pupils.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=219)

Randomization

Random sampling

Structured PICO

Population

219 apparently healthy primary school pupils aged 6 to 12 years in Zaria Local Government Area, Nigeria, were evaluated to assess the relationship between nutritional status and blood pressure.

Outcome

Correlation between anthropometric indices (weight, height, BMI, MUAC) and blood pressure parameters (SBP, DBP, MAP)surrogate

Main Result

Effect estimate: r=0.77

p-value: p=<0.05

Limitations

Blood pressure readings were single-point cross-sectional measurements, which are insufficient to determine high or high-normal blood pressure for age.
Blood pressure readings were single-point cross-sectional measurements, which are insufficient to determine high or high-normal blood pressure for age

Cite This Study

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27ab158559d80afc7375e https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20261103.22

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