Table 4. Prevalence of hypertension, stunting and central obesity in the study population.

Prevalence of Prehypertension, HTN-1 and HTN-2 was observed in 1208 girls and 1395 boys. Prevalence of stunting and thinness was observed in 1199 girls and 1380 boys, and central obesity in 1196 girls and 1382 boys. P-values were calculated using chi-square test of independence. P: P-value, HTN-1: Stage 1 hypertension, HTN-2: Stage 2 hypertension, zhfa: Z-score of height for age, WHtR: Waist to height ratio, zbfa: Z-score of Body mass index for age, zhfa and zbfa were calculated using World health organization’s growth chart.

Classification	Girls	Boys	P
Prehypertension	141 (11.67%)	296 (21.2%)	< 0.001
HTN-1	129 (10.68%)	120 (8.6%)	0.44
HTN-2	12 (0.99%)	14 (1%)	0.9
Stunting: zhfa (WHO) < -2	205 (17.10%)	166 (12.03%)	< 0.001
Central Obesity: WHtR > 0.5	240 (20.07%)	103 (7.45%)	< 0.001
Thinness: zbfa (WHO) < -2	45 (3.75%)	138 (10%)	< 0.001

Data is n (%) or p-value.