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Table 2 Blood pressure and BMI by exposure to the Great Ethiopian Famine of 1983–1985 in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019

From: Differential effect of prenatal exposure to the Great Ethiopian Famine (1983–85) on the risk of adulthood hypertension based on sex: a historical cohort study

Variables

Exposed (N = 350)

Non-exposed (N = 350)

Mean difference 95% CI

p value

SBP (mmHg),mean ± SD

116.25 ± 14.65

113.89 ± 13.09

1.05(0.29,4.42)

0.025

DBP (mmHg),mean ± SD

77.90 ± 10.07

75.42 ± 9.80

2.477(1.01,3.95)

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.03 ± 4.15

22.65 ± 4.03

 

0.514

Hypertension n (%) (yes)

64(18.3)

31(8.9)

 

0.0004

  1. SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; BMI = Body mass index P-value-represents tests of independent t-test for continuous variables or χ2-test for categorical variables