Research Article

Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo

Table 1

Epidemiological characteristics of the children studied.

All
( )
Girls
( )
Boys
( )
value

Adolescents308 (51)192 (59)116 (41.7) <0.05
Migration67 (11)40 (12.3)27 (9.7)NS
Number of siblings4 ± 1.84 ± 1.83.9 ± 1.9NS
Promiscuity275 (45.6)150 (46.2)125 (45)NS
Primary school315 (52.2)155 (47.7)160 (57.6)NS
Secondary school288 (47.8)170 (52.3)118 (42.4)NS
Private school319 (53)175 (53.8)144 (51.8)NS
Public school284 (47)150 (46.2)134 (48.2)NS
HSL*360 (60)196 (60.7)164 (59)NS
Orphans38 (6.3)25 (7.7)13 (4.7)NS

Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
*HSL: high socioeconomic level.