Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among secondary school students

  • Authors

    • Jamal Qaddumi
    • Margo Holm
    • Abdullah Alkhawaldeh
    • Mohammed Albashtawy
    • Omar AL Omari
    • Abdul-Monim Batiha Philadelphia University
    • Fadwa Alhalaiqa
    • Mohammad Suliman
    • Khalid Aljohani
    • Ayat Da’she
    2016-11-15
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v5i2.6878
  • School Students, Hypertension, Pre- Hypertension, Adolescents.

  • Abstract

    Hypertension and pre-hypertension are major contributors to morbidity. Early detection of hypertension and pre-hypertension among adolescents may prevent their complications. A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among adolescents attending government high schools in Nablus city, Palestine and to identify associated factors, in a sample of 487 adolescents aged 16-18 years in the year 2016. Associations between hypertension, pre-hypertension and known contributing factors were analyzed with Chi-square tests.

    The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension were 59.2%. Body Mass Index (BMI) was significantly associated with a greater prevalence of hypertension (normal weight 13.1%, overweight 33.3%, and obesity 54.8 %) and pre-hypertension (normal weight 40.4%, overweight 47.4% and obesity 40.5%).

    The results confirmed a prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among adolescents. Of known contributing factors studied, gender, age, BMI, and family history of hypertension were significantly associated with a greater prevalence of hypertension or pre-hypertension.

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    Qaddumi, J., Holm, M., Alkhawaldeh, A., Albashtawy, M., AL Omari, O., Batiha, A.-M., Alhalaiqa, F., Suliman, M., Aljohani, K., & Da’she, A. (2016). Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among secondary school students. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 5(2), 240-245. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v5i2.6878

    Received date: 2016-10-16

    Accepted date: 2016-10-29

    Published date: 2016-11-15