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Table 2: African hunter-gatherers’ communities. |
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Ethnicity |
Traditional pygmies |
Hadza |
Traditional pygmies |
Pygmies |
Luo |
!Kung Bushmen |
Bushmen |
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Geographic place |
Southern Cameroon |
Northern Tanzania |
Cameroon |
Cameroon |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Republic of Botswana |
Souhern Ganzhi, Kalahari desert |
|
N |
94 |
46 |
20 |
150 |
310 |
152 |
78 |
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Gender, % |
M: 39 F: 61 |
M: 41 F: 59 |
M: 46 F: 54 |
M: 55 F: 45 |
– |
M: 52 F: 48 |
M: 54 F: 46 |
|
Age [years] |
23-46 |
18-60 |
33-35 |
38 ± 12 |
20-65 |
15-83 |
15-65 |
|
SBP* |
119 (110-129) |
Age: 18-39 115.90 ± 14.37
Age: 40-59 123.12 ± 19.73
Age: > 60 126.07 ± 17.48 |
122 ± 4 |
107 ± 12 |
M: 122.9 F: 129.2 |
Age: 30-39 M: 120 F: 113 Age: 50-59 M: 118 F: 123 Age: 70-83 M: 117 F: 123 |
Age: 12-17 M: 107.5 ± 14.9 F: 108.3 ± 9.1 Age: 18-35 M: 110.1 ± 11.7 F: 112 ± 15 Age: 40-55 M: 107.5 ± 11.2 F: 117.5 ± 12.9 Age: 60-65 M: 107.6 ± 9.9 F: 113.8 ± 19.2 |
|
DBP* |
73 (66-78) |
Age: 18-39 69.96 ± 11.49
Age:40-59 74.97 ± 29.26
Age: > 60 69.63 ± 11.28 |
83 ± 2 |
71 ± 11 |
M: 69.7 F: 72.5 |
Age: 30-39 M: 75 F: 73 Age: 50-59 M: 72 F: 76 Age: 70-83 M: 66 F: 68 |
Age: 12-17 M: 68 ± 13.4 F: 69.7 ± 8.9 Age: 18-35 M: 66.9 ± 5.3 F: 68.8 ± 8.7 Age: 40-55 M: 63.1 ± 6.7 F: 70.8 ± 5.7 Age: 60-65 M: 67.8 ± 5.5 F: 69.6 ± 9.0 |
|
MBP* |
88 (81-93) |
Age: 18-39 85.3
Age: 40-59 91
Age: > 60 88.7 |
97 ± 3 |
83 ± 10 |
M: 87.7 F: 93 |
Age: 30-39 88.2
Age: 50-59 89.5
Age: 70-83 84.7 |
Age: 12-17 M: 81.0 F: 82.7 Age: 18-35 M: 81.3 F: 83.3 Age: 40-55 M: 77.7 F: 86.3 Age: 60-65 M: 83.3 F: 84.7 |
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HBP prevalence‡ |
2.2 |
Age: 18-39 4.95 Age: 40-59 21.28 Age: > 60 25.93 |
– |
3.3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Reference |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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SBP = systolic blood pressure. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. MBP = mean blood pressure, HBP = high blood pressure. * Data expressed in millimeters of mercury [mmHg]. ‡ Data expressed as a percentage. |
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