Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 161-165
Normal Blood Pressure in Adult Sudanese in Khartoum State, Sudan
Elnagi Y. Hago1, Amir A.Bashir2,8, Isam M. Abdalla3,8, Abdelmuhsin H. Mohamed4, Kamal M. Awad4, Elmutaz E.Taha5, Najlaa M.abass6, Omer A. Musa7
1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, AldeainUniversity, Sudan.
2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-EmamAlmahadi University, Sudan.
3Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazera University, Sudan.
4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gadarif University, Sudan.
5Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dongola University, Sudan.
6Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahri University, Sudan.
7Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, Sudan.
8Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Baha University, KSA.
Corresponding Author: Elnagi Y. Hago
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The blood pressure and anthropometric measurements are important for evaluating the health of adults, adolescents as well as children. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebro-vascular diseases and can lead to death. Different factors such as age, exercise and body mass index can affect normal blood pressure values.
Objectives: To determine the blood pressure among Sudanese population in Khartoum city.
Methods: A cross sectional study was done in Khartoum state from September 2016 to November 2018. Four hundred and thirty four healthy adult Sudanese aged 20 to 60 years (87 males and 345 females) were selected from staff, students and employees from Khartoum and Bahri universities. Anthropometric and clinical data were taken. Blood pressure was measured twice by the standard procedure.
Results: A total of 434 healthy adults were included, 345 (79.4 %) were females and 89 (20.6%) were males, with age range of 20-60 years. Males have higher mean (SBP) than females (120 ± 8.8 mmHg , 113 ± 9.7mmHg) respectively. And also males have higher (DBP) than females (79.3 ± 5.9 mmHg, 74.8 ± 7.1 mmHg) respectively. BMI was significantly and positively correlated with both SBP and DBP in all the participant P< 0.01
Conclusion: The mean value of blood pressure was similar to international values of blood pressure and there was significant higher blood pressure in males than females. Also there was a positive correlation between BMI, SBP and DBP.
Key words: Normal BP value, body mass index, hypertension