Hypertension status and beverage intake of polytechnic students in selected tertiary institution in Ogun State South West Nigeria.

Abstract

Hypertension may lead to irreversible damages in vital organs, such as heart, brain, and kidney, and may cause death in students if treatments are not given despite early diagnosis. Beverage intake has been a contributing factor to the increase of hypertension due to the high sugar and energy contents of the drink. This cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted between May 2021 to May 2023 to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and hot beverage intake among the Polytechnic Students in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Ojere, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro and Ogun state college of Technology Southwest Nigeria. Two thousand respondents were randomly selected and examined to determine their hypertension status. Digital Sphygmomanometer was used to determine the blood pressure and classify according to World Health Organization Standard. Nigeria Beverage Consumption Survey questionnaires were used to determine the beverage intake of the respondents. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 21 and Pearson Correlation was used to determine the P values of the variables. Blood pressure measurement showed that 53 % had normal hypertension status, 10 % had hypertensive stage 1 while 5 % had hypertensive stage 2 for Systolic blood pressure. Diastolic blood pressure showed that 72 % had normal hypertensive status while 5 % had hypertensive stage 1. Beverage consumption result showed that 5.4 % took 250 ml of tea, 4 % took 300 ml of tea, 4 % took 1000 ml of chocolate, 3 % took 500 ml of chocolate, 4 % took 1000 ml of chocolate, the emergence of hypertension among the students has been identified. This can have a detrimental impact on the academic performance and general productivity of these future leaders. Therefore, there is a critical need for urgent intervention by all stakeholders