Association between severe acute malnutrition during childhood and blood pressure during adulthood in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study

Table 2 Prevalence of HBP risk factors among the two groups

	Exposed			Unexposed
	N (total)	%	Mean (SD)	N (total)	%	Mean (SD)*
Anthropometry	145			97
Height (cm)			158.1 (8.2)			157.7 (8.6)
Weight (kg)			55.2 (7.9)			55.9 (7.2)
BMI° (kg/m²)			22.1 (2.7)			22.5 (2.6)
< 18.5		4.8			4.1
18.5–24.9		80.7			79.4
25.0–29.9		13.8			15.5
> 30.0		0.7			1.0
Cardiovascular risk factors
1. Alcohol (yes)		49.0			49.5
2. Tobacco (yes)		4.8			5.2
3. Family history of HBP¹ and/or diabetes		35.2			36.1

*For all of the variables, no statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups
¹HBP=High Blood Pressure. °BMI=Body Mass Index

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