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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of “quilombola” adolescents of Tocantins

From: Factors associated with blood pressure disorders in Afro-descendant children and adolescents

Features

N

% (CI 95%)

Gender

 Female

33

49.3 (37.0; 61.5)

 Male

34

50.7 (38.5; 63.0)

Nutritional status

 Thinness

6

12.2 (2.7; 21.8)

 Eutrophy

37

75.5 (63.0; 88.0)

 Overweight

4

8.2 (0.2; 16.1)

 Obesity

2

4.1 (1.6; 9.8)

Physical activity level (up to 13 years old)

 Sedentary

39

100 (100.0; 100.0)

 Irregularly active

 Active

 Very active

Physical activity level (>  13 years old)

 Sedentary

 Irregularly active

4

36.4 (2.4; 70.3)

 Active

7

63.6 (29.7; 97.5)

 Very active

Blood pressure

 Normotension

54

80.6 (70.9; 90.3)

 Prehypertensive

10

14.9 (6.1; 23.7)

 Arterial hypertension

3

4.5 (0.6; 9.6)

Age

Mean

CI95%

13.0

12.0; 14.0

Nutrient intake

 Sodiuma

2,339.8

1,667.2; 2,857.7

 Calciuma

255.5

179.5; 302.5

Biochemical Data

Mean

CI (95%)

 Glycaemiab

87.5

81.0; 90.1

 Non-HDL-c Cholesterolb

71.8

56.3; 87.2

  1. aRecommended Dietary Adequate Intakes: sodium 1.00 mg/day, calcium 1,300 mg/day [27]
  2. b Brazilian Guidelines of Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis Prevention. Values for teenagers from 10 to 19 years of age: Non HDL-c: < 120 [29]