Gender comparisons of adolescents’ anthropometry and blood pressure in Osun State, South-Western Nigeria

Omisore, Bridget; Omisore, Akinlolu G.; Abioye-Kuteyi, Emmanuel Akintunde

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“…Still in Nigeria, two studies also found a higher prevalence of elevated BP among overweight/obese adolescents compared to their counterparts with normal BMI [ 88 , 89 ]. A study in Nigeria further reported a positive association between obesity and elevated BP, especially obese females, in their study involving 1000 adolescents [ 87 ]. A study among Tanzanian children in 2013 [ 94 ] found that obese children had significantly higher systolic and diastolic BP.…”

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“…The majority, 53 (77.9%) of the studies reported evidence on risk factors of childhood obesity/overweight while 12 (17.7%) reported on associated morbidities [80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91], and 3 (4.4%) presented evidence on both risk factors and morbidities [92][93][94]. Four of the included studies reported risk factors of obesity/overweight in children under 5 years [54,59,67,77], and the remaining 64 reported risks factors of obesity/overweight in children and adolescents with varied ages.…”

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Risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

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Background: The rising burden of childhood obesity is a major public health concern, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where most health systems are weak and least prepared for complications that may arise. While the need for preventive action is increasingly recognized, policy implementation within the sub-region has often been inadequate, non-systematic, and ad hoc. This study described evidence on the risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in SSA. Methods: Guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework incorporating the Levac et al. recommendations, and the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, we conducted a scoping study to address the research question. Thorough keywords systematic search was conducted for potentially eligible articles in PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and CINAHL published between 2009 and June 2019. Articles obtained were screened independently by two investigators at the abstract and full text phases using the eligibility criteria. All relevant data were extracted by two investigators in parallel and thematic analysis conducted. Results: A total of 337,229 articles were obtained from the database search of which 68 satisfied the inclusion criteria and were included for data extraction. These 68 included studies were conducted in 19 countries with the majority, 27.9% (19/68) from South Africa followed by Nigeria with 20.6% (14/68). Six of the included studies were conducted in Ethiopia, 5 studies in Kenya, 4 studies each in Tanzania and Cameroon, and 2 studies each in Ghana, Uganda, and Sudan. Of the 68 included studies, one each was conducted in Botswana, Gambia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Togo, and Zimbabwe. Most (80.9%) of the included studies were cross-sectional, and only one was an intervention trial. Of the 68 included studies, 53 reported on risk factors, 12 reported on morbidities, and 3 reported both risk factors and morbidities. We found no evidence in almost 60% (28/47) of countries included in the World Health Organisation Africa region.

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Risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

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“…With respect to our criteria, 40 studies were classified as having an acceptable definition for elevated blood pressure [55][56][57][58][59][60]62,64,[66][67][68]73,74 whereas ten studies used a non-acceptable definition 54,61,63,65,69,70,72,75,76 and one did not report the definition used. 71 Among these ten studies with non-acceptable definitions of elevated blood pressure, four studies defined elevated blood pressure as blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg or higher, 63,65,67,72 three as blood pressure greater than the mean plus two SDs, 61,69,70 two as systolic or diastolic blood pressure within the 95th percentile for individuals younger than 18 years and blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or higher for individuals aged 18 years or older, 76 and one as blood pressure of 125/84 mm Hg or higher. 75 All 25 studies included in the meta-analysis had low risk of bias in their methodology, randomly selected participants, and were population based.…”

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Prevalence of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Bigna

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The Lancet Public Health

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“…Maruf et al reported an overall prevalence of 6.1% overweight and 0.8% obesity respectively in their cross-sectional study of Nigerian school children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years [ 79 ]. Omisore et al observed a significantly higher proportion of overweight and obesity in females (10.2 and 3.9%) than males (5.3 and 2.0%) in their 2015 study of 1000 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Osun State [ 80 ]. Okagua et al study in Port Harcourt also reported a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in females (14.6 and 5.2%) than males (11.4 and 3.8%) among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years [ 81 ].…”

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Prevalence, incidence, and trends of childhood overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

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Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NDC), particularly in low-and middle-income countries, poses a significant threat to global health. Obesity and overweight constitute major risk factors of NCDs such as heart diseases, diabetes, and kidney disease, and as a result, contribute significantly to the development of chronic morbidities, reduced quality of life, and increased risk of premature death. This study described evidence on the prevalence, incidence, and trends of childhood overweight and obesity in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). Methods We conducted a systematic scoping review employing the Arksey and O’Malley framework, Levac et al. recommendations, and the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. To obtain relevant published articles for this review, we performed a comprehensive keywords search in PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and CINAHL via EBSCOhost platform for studies published between 2009 and June 2019. Guided by the eligibility criteria, title and abstracts, as well as the full-text articles were independently screened in parallel by two investigators. All relevant data were independently extracted by two investigators using a piloted form designed in Microsoft and thematic analysis conducted. Results Of the 81 included studies obtained from 250,148 potentially eligible articles, the majority (25) conducted in South Africa followed by 18 in Nigeria. Six studies were conducted in Ethiopia (6), Tanzania (5), Kenya (4), Cameroon (4), Ghana (3), Uganda (2), Mozambique (2), and Sudan (2). One study each was conducted in Botswana, Gambia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles, Togo, and Zimbabwe. The remaining three articles were multi-country studies. Most (81.5%) of the included studies were cross-sectional surveys and the majority (79) focused on both male and female participants. The majority (80/81) of the included studies reported on the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity, 8 on the trends of childhood overweight/obesity, and one presented evidence on the incidence of childhood overweight and obesity in SSA. Conclusion This review demonstrates limited studies on childhood overweight/obesity in most SSA countries although the included studies suggest an increasing burden. Considering the consequences of childhood obesity, there is a need for more primary researches to inform policies decision and implementation to halt the rise of childhood obesity/overweight in SSA.

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Gender comparisons of adolescents’ anthropometry and blood pressure in Osun State, South-Western Nigeria

Abstract: Females were heavier and constituted the greater proportion of those who had elevated BP. Adequate attention needs to be given to the challenging problems of overweight and obesity to forestall development of hypertension in adolescents, especially female adolescents.

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Risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

Risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

Prevalence of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence, incidence, and trends of childhood overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

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