Background More people from sub-Saharan Africa aged between 20 years and 60 years are
affected by end-organ damage due to underlying hypertension than people in high-income …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review recent evidence on childhood hypertension across
Africa, identifying knowledge gaps, challenges and priorities, and highlight clinical …

Introduction Hypertension (HTN) among adolescents is common in high-income countries,
and leads to increased premature cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In sub-Saharan Africa …

Background High blood pressure is a well-recognized risk factor for cardiovascular events,
and the incidence of hypertension is increasing among young people. This study …

Objective To assess the prevalence of hypertension, impaired fasting capillary glucose
(IFCG) and coexistence of both as well as determinants of these conditions among rural …

Background The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension is rapidly
increasing in low-and middle-income countries. This is evident not only in adults, but also in …

Introduction: high blood pressure (HBP), once considered rare in adolescents is now a
growing health problem. Usually asymptomatic in adolescents, if uncontrolled, can track into …

Aim The aim of this study is to assess whether WHtR is a better predictor of glucose
intolerance and systemic hypertension than some other obesity indices. Methods This is a …

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Adolescent high blood pressure (HBP), now a growing significant health problem with
lasting consequences on cardiovascular health, was considered rare at a time. Several end …