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Retrospective Cohort Study Analysis of Blood Pressure Incidents: A Case Study of Specialist Hospital, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Issue Vol. 2 No. 02 (2026): March April Issue --- Section Articles --- Published Date: 2026-08-08
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Blood pressure (BP) remains the most significant concern in Sub-Saharan Africa. The abnormalities led to hypertension and cardiovascular conditions in both old and younger generations.
Methods: A cohort retrospective study of 273 Blood pressure (BP) treatment patients in Jalingo Specialist Hospital, Taraba State, Nigeria, was followed using spanning data from January to December 2025. To run the analysis, the study employed sample tests, general linear models, contingency, and Phi coefficients.
Results: Mann-Whitney test ascertained a significant difference between SBP and DBP among marital status (p = 0.000). Age among BP stages (p = 0.000) and age among treatment (p = 0.001) both confer a significant effect. The ANCOVA models established that the four levels of BP stages remained highly significant when SBP was controlled (p = 0.000), except that it lost significance when DBP was controlled (p = 0.051). The MANOVA verified that both the BP stages and treatment on the combination of SBP and DBP were significant (p = 0.001), with the treatment explaining a larger effect size of 12.2% variance than the BP stage (8.5%). The contingency and Phi coefficient demonstrated no association between gender and BP stages, gender and economic status, and gender and marital status (p = 0.342, p = 0.488, and p = 0.067).
Conclusion: The therapeutic approach of Lifestyle changes and beta blockers heavily modified the narrative, revealing high risk in female, unmarried couples, and medium economic earnings. In addition, the age bracket (30-39) was another serious concern for this study.
Keywords: Analysis of variance; Beta blocker; Blood pressure; General Linear Models; Pillai’s Criterion.
