Factors related to blood pressure among urban Nigerian workers

C H Bunker; M U Nwankwo; F A Ukoli; J A Omene; G W Currier; L R Holifield; D T Freeman; E N Vergis; L L Yeh; L H Kuller

Factors related to blood pressure among urban Nigerian workers

J Hum Hypertens. 1990 Apr;4(2):82-4.

Authors

C H Bunker¹, M U Nwankwo, F A Ukoli, J A Omene, G W Currier, L R Holifield, D T Freeman, E N Vergis, L L Yeh, L H Kuller

Affiliation

¹ University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pennsylvania 15261.

PMID: 2338697

Abstract

This cross-sectional study of urban, Nigerian civil servants found that age, body mass index, alcohol drinking and high socioeconomic status were all positively and independently related to blood pressure among 438 males. Among 121 females, only body mass index was significantly related to blood pressure.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Alcohol Drinking
Black People
Black or African American*
Blood Pressure*
Body Weight
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Regression Analysis
Social Class
Urban Population*