Table 1.
Age-specific mean blood pressure among workers in West Africa.
| Study population | Location | 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | ||||||||||
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| M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | ||
| Mean systolic blood pressure | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank workers [44] | Ibadan | 118.2 ± 14.2 | 111.0 ± 11.4 | 114.8 ± 14.9 | 110.7 ± 15.7 | 118.9 ± 17.2 | 117.6 ± 17.8 | 131.7 ± 20.7 | 124.0 ± 20.4 | 144.2 ± 14.3 | 110 | |||||
| Civil servants [9] | Accra | 125 | 113.5 | 119.0 | 127.5 | 117.5 | 125.0 | 135.5 | 130.8 | 134.0 | 140.3 | 131.8 | 137.0 | |||
| Civil servants [11] | Bendel State | NA | NA | NA | 123.1 | 114.2 | nr | 127.7 | 117 | nr | 135.7 | 128.6 | nr | |||
| Civil servants [10] | Sokoto | 121.6 | 116.5 | 122.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 129.2 | 138.6 | ||||||||
| Health care workers [29] | Umuahia, Abia State | 124.49 | 128.39 | 135.00 | ||||||||||||
| Male factory workers [39] | Ibadan | 127.2 ± 9.3 | 128.2 ± 12.4 | 126.7 ± 13.2 | 132.8 ± 21.1 | |||||||||||
| Rubber plantation workers [41] | Rural | 127.3 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 121.4 | 124.9 | 125.3 | 126.8 | 135.2 | 127.7 | 144.85 | |||||
| Senior executives of industries and companies [49] | Benin City, Edo State | NA | NA | NA | 122.7 | 121.5 | 122.3 | 125.6 | 123.6 | 125.3 | 137.2 | 133.9 | 136.4 | 142.0 | 140.0 | 141.5 |
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| Mean diastolic blood pressure | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank workers [44] | Ibadan | 73.1 ± 9.8 | 69.4 ± 8.5 | 73.8 ± 10.6 | 70.0 ± 11.1 | 76.7 ± 11.2 | 76.6 ± 11.7 | 85.0 ± 12.0 | 76.2 ± 10.8 | 87.5 ± 11.3 | 70.0 | |||||
| Civil servants [9] | Accra | 72.5 | 69.0 | 71.3 | 77.5 | 76 | 76.5 | 84.5 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 85 | 79.8 | 84.5 | |||
| Civil servants [11] | Bendel State | NA | NA | NA | 79.1 | 74.8 | nr | 82.3 | 74.8 | nr | 86.6 | 83 | nr | |||
| Civil servants [10] | Sokoto | 67.6 | 69.6 | 71.1 | 75.1 | 76.3 | 78.5 | 82.6 | ||||||||
| Health care workers [29] | Umuahia, Abia State | 78.06 | 80.77 | 84.87 | ||||||||||||
| Male factory workers [39] | Ibadan | 63.8 ± 9.7 | 68.3 ± 10.0 | 72.6 ± 10.6 | 75.4 ± 14.0 | |||||||||||
| Rubber plantation workers [41] | Rural | 71.0 | 69.5 | 71.8 | 72.0 | 72.2 | 73.5 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 73.8 | 78.8 | |||||
| Senior executives of industries and companies [49] | Benin City, Edo State | 75.7 | 76.5 | 90.2 | 77.8 | 88.6 | 83.7 | 91.7 | 90.3 | |||||||
∗Mean blood pressure ± standard deviation.
Bunker et al. 1996 [10]: lowest age groups 20–24 in both men and women. Only 3 age groups were reported for women; Giles: lowest age groups 20–24 in both men and women; last age group > 55 y; Uwanuruochi et al. 2013 [29]: lowest age groups 40–44.
Addo et al. 2008 [9]: median SBP and DBP values.
M: males; F: females; T: total sample.