A research carried out in Nigeria by scientists
from the University of Edinburgh, England,
revealed that one in every four Nigerian is at risk
of being diagnosed with high blood pressure.
High blood pressure - also known as
hypertension - which can cause stroke, heart
disease and kidney disease, is twice as high in
Nigeria compared with other East African
countries and very few are aware that they have
the condition.
The study also revealed that the figure will
sharply rise as more Nigerians continue to live
like westerners lives until drastic measures are
put in place.
There were more than 20 million cases of
hypertension in Nigeria in 2010, affecting one-in-
three men and one-in-four women and
researchers predict a rise in figure to 39 million
cases by 2030.
Their findings have been published in the
“Journal of Hypertension” and it is the first up-
to-date nationwide estimate showing how
hypertension affects Nigerians at an alarming
rate.
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