Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors among Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study.

Saeed M OmarAhmed A HassanAbdullah Al-NafeesahAshwaq AlEed Jaber Alfaifi Abdelmageed Elmugabil

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Approximately one in ten adolescents in Eastern Sudan was hypertensive. Adolescents with higher age and BMI were at higher risk for hypertension. Maintaining a healthy BMI during adolescence is recommended to promote adolescents' health.

Keyphrases

young adults
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physical activity
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mental health
body mass index
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