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Table 3 Mean characteristics of the study population

From: Hypertension and prehypertension among adolescents in secondary schools in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Variables

Male

Female

T

P

Age

15.03 ± 1.97 years

14.86 ± 1.89 years

4.52

0.01*

Weight

54.44 ± 9.18 Kg

52.96 ± 12.19 Kg

3.76

0.01*

Height

1.63 ± 0.11 M

1.60 ± 0.06 M

−6.69

0.01*

waist circumference

71.44 ± 7.19 cm

84.15 ± 23.25 cm

3.13

0.01*

hip circumference

69.22 ± 24.45 cm

79.14 ± 8.65 cm

1.79

0.06

BMI

19.81 ± 3.61 Kg/M2

21.16 ± 3.29 Kg/M2

11.51

0.01*

  1. *Statistically significant p-values at 0.05 level of significance.