Association between body mass index, demographics, and hypertension risk in South African university students
BMI, gender, educational level, and residence are significant predictors of high BP among university students. Early intervention is necessary to prevent hypertension in students.
Authors
- Chioneso Show Marange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-7268)
- Eunice Seekoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-1541)
- Howard Gomwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-0780)
- Muziwakhe Daniel Tshabalala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7774-6113)
- Lesego Phiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7651-293X)
Institutions
- University of Fort Hare (ZA)
- University of South Africa (ZA)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26092-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.07