Table 7 Blood pressure profile and obesity
From: Hypertension and prehypertension among adolescents in secondary schools in Enugu, South East Nigeria
Blood pressure | Non-obese n (%) | Obese n (%) | Total n (%) | χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal BP | 2063 (99.13) | 18 (0.87) | 2081 (100) | 36.65 | 0.01 |
Pre hypertension | 450 (96.36) | 17 (3.64) | 467 (100) | 3.92 | 0.04 |
Hypertension | 129 (88.36) | 17 (11.64) | 146 (100) | 62.41 | 0.01 |
Total | 2642 (98.1) | 52 (1.9) | 2694 (100) |