Prediction of Hypertension Based on Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study
Awab H Saad, Ahmed A Hassan, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Ashwaq AlEed, Ishag Adam · 2024
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Awab Saad and co-authors ask, in 2024, whether simple body measurements can flag high blood pressure in teenagers. Measuring blood pressure in every adolescent is not always practical, so cheap stand-ins matter. In eastern Sudan, four hundred one adolescents had a battery of measurements taken, from body mass index to waist and arm sizes.
Thirty-six had hypertension. Upper arm circumference was the best single predictor, followed by waist size and body mass index, each with a usable cutoff point. Ratios based on waist and height performed poorly. The authors give local cutoff values that community health workers could apply with a tape measure alone.
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| CREATOR | Awab H Saad, Ahmed A Hassan, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Ashwaq AlEed, Ishag Adam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |