TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramadhan,  Nasra. R
AU  - Dika, Haruna
TI  - Normal Arterial Blood Pressure Profile Among CUHAS Undergraduate Students
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] :   
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N2  - Abstract: 

While the same blood (BP) reference levels are routinely applied to patients with diverse ethnicity and who are exposed to different environmental conditions, it is known that BP varies by genetic and environmental factors, there is limited information regarding BP profile among Tanzanians. The current reference values which are used were set more than seven decades ago based on developed countries studies. 

Therefore, a cross sectional study was done 299 (204 male, 95 non-pregnant female) healthy volunteers from among Tanzanian students of Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, with the main aim of determining casual BP profile. Socio-demographic and lifestyle data were collected using questionnaires. Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP were measured using aneroid sphygmomanometer.  Data were analysed using SPSS. 

The participants aged 19-43 years (mean, 23.4 ± 0.2 years). SBP ranged 82-150mmHg (mean, 115.7 ± 0.7 mmHg) and DBP ranged 44 – 100 mmHg (mean, 71.9 ± 0.6 mmHg). MAP ranged 63 – 113 mmHg with the mean of 86.5 ± 0.5 mmHg. Males had significantly higher BP than females; and BP was noticed to increase with increased age. 

Finally, I recommended people to check their blood pressure at least once in a year to avoid complications associated with high blood pressure which in most cases is asymptomatic. 


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