High Rate of Obesity-Associated Hypertension among Primary Schoolchildren in Sudan

Table 2

Gender and family history of hypertension by blood pressure category.

Characteristic	Normotensive 𝑛 (%)	Prehypertension 𝑛 (%)	Hypertension 𝑛 (%)
Gender
Male	59 (86.8)	2 (2.9)	7 (10.3)
Female	215 (91.1)	13 (5.5)	8 (3.4)
Family History
Positive	55 (85.9)	3 (4.7)	6 (9.4)
Negative	219 (91.3)	12 (5.0)	9 (3.7)