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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics of Respondents’ Blood Pressures by Age and Location

From: In-school adolescents’ weight status and blood pressure profile in South-western Nigeria: urban-rural comparison

Age

Location

Mean Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) ± Std Deviation

Mean Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) ± Std Deviation

Urban(%)

Rural(%)

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

10

39(7.8)

27(5.4)

94.5 ± 13.80

93.4 ± 8.80

60.8 ± 11.21

59.0 ± 7.87

11

53(10.6)

38(7.6)

96.4 ± 13.25

95.5 ± 11.58

61.4 ± 9.67

61.1 ± 9.05

12

54(10.8)

77(15.4)

100.6 ± 14.42

98.1 ± 11.64

54.7 ± 94.94

62.6 ± 9.04

13

84(16.8)

83(16.6)

105.0 ± 14.39

99.1 ± 10.99

66.8 ± 10.43

64.1 ± 7.86

14

98(19.6)

81(16.2)

108.4 ± 13.15

103.4 ± 12.00

70.3 ± 8.70

65.1 ± 9.10

15

72(14.4)

94(18.8)

105.0 ± 13.14

104.3 ± 12.36

68.6 ± 9.58

66.2 ± 9.43

16

63(12.6)

52(10.4)

109.6 ± 15.54

106.8 ± 12.29

70.0 ± 10.32

68.2 ± 8.97

17

24(4.8)

26(5.2)

104.5 ± 15.50

108.0 ± 11.87

64.2 ± 11.45

70.5 ± 8.73

18

11(2.2)

18(3.6)

105.4 ± 15.73

109.4 ± 11.10

67.3 ± 11.04

73.2 ± 7.58

19

2(0.4)

4(0.8)

110.0 ± 0.00

110.5 ± 13.20

75.0 ± 7.07

70.0 ± 14.14

Total

500(100.0)

500(100.0)

104.1 ± 14.71

101.7 ± 12.36

66.8 ± 10.43

65.1 ± 9.30

  1. For the blood pressure measurements, total here refers to the mean score of all the score for the various ages