Assessment of Anthropometry and Blood Pressure as Indicators of Health Status of Workers in Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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2019-07-01
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Clinical Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Introduction: Overweight and obesity are associated with high blood pressure (BP), and the combination of these factors contributes to the manifestation of non-communicable diseases which are common illness in the developing world. Health threats in the form of infectious diseases, malnutrition, and other chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer are cause of high morbidity and mortality among human beings throughout the world today. Methodology: This study examined the hospital workers in Redeemer’s University and assessed their body mass index (BMI) to identify health problems of employees. Two hundred and forty workers were recruited for the study. Their weight (kg) and height (m) were measured for BMI calculation. BP measurement was taken. Results: The result of this work revealed that majority of the workers (58.3%) are overweight, 21.7% are obese, while 1.7% are extremely obese. A lot of the respondents had Grade 1 and Grade 2 high BP. Recommendations: It is recommended that workers’ general knowledge of nutritional and health education should be increased through health programs such as physical exercise, sports and fitness, nutrition education, health and safety, healthy lifestyle, and how to calculate the BMI for weight control.
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Anthropometry, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, healthy lifestyle, hypertension
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P.O. Adeniji (2019): Assessment of Anthropometry and Blood Pressure as Indicators of Health Status of Workers in Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.