Prevalence of Hypertension among Postmenopausal Women in Enugu Nigeria

This work aims at finding the factors which predisposes women who have attained menopause (in Nigeria) to the risk of developing hypertension. Factors such as Body Mass Index(BMI), Waist-hip ratio, percentage body compositions, family history, physical activity levels etc were obtained from subjects and analysed to determine their relationship to the risk of developing hypertension.The findings obtained showed a significant association between the aforementioned factors and the risk of developing hypertension in these women.

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I'm Augustina Chidimma Ike (nee Uzoechi), born in the year 1993. I hail from Iwollo Oghe in Ezeagu local government area in Enugu State of Nigeria. I studied Physiotherapy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I am married.