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PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY OF KUCHALLI -1 IN THE NIGERIAN SECTOR OF THE CHAD BASIN
Kuchalli -1 well, one of the twenty-three exploratory oil wells drilled in the Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin penetrated a Cretaceous succession comprising the Bima, Gongila, Fika and Chad formations. Organic geochemical analyses were carried out to assess the source-rock potential of forty (40) selected ditch cuttings. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content was found to vary between 0.5 β 2.0wt % (moderate to good) at a depth of 1700m and 2300m. Hydrogen Index (HI) values correlated against TOC and Tmax values indicate gas generative potential.
Results of the investigation show that the Chad Basin has hydrocarbon source rock potential at the indicated interval. TOC of > 0.5wt% was recorded in both the Gongila and Fika shales. The Bima Sandstone and the Gombe Sandstone could serve as potential reservoir rocks.
An integrated exploration programme is recommended for use in the Chad Basin to enable a better understanding of the petroleum systems of the basin
ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ·ΠΌ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π² ΡΡΠΊ Ρ ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΠΈΠ³Π΅Π΄Π΅ Π² ΠΠΈΠ³Π΅ΡΠΈΠΈ
Nowadays sex-age gap, stature, and ancestral ties are used as biological markers to identify people for forensic purposes. This study was carried out to investigate sexual dimorphic characterization in a small ethnic group in northern Nigeria as seen in hand lengths and ratios. The present study was conducted on 862 subjects (308 males and 554 females) aged 11 to 19. Hand length measurements were taken from the ventral crease to the tip of the finger as r2d, l2d, l2d, l4d, and 2d:4d respectively. Studentβs t-test was used to describe data and sex differentiation. Pearsonβs correlation analysis was applied to establish relationship between stature and age with hand length ratios. Multiple regression models were generated to back up the strength of relationship by prediction from digit lengths for stature. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Π‘Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅, ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΡΡ Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ
Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ° Π² ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΠΈΠ³Π΅ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΡΡ Π² ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π² ΡΡΠΊ. Π Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ 862 ΠΈΡΠΏΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡ
(308 ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈ 554 ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°) Π² Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡ 11 Π΄ΠΎ 19 Π»Π΅Ρ. ΠΠ·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ Π½ΠΈΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΡΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π² ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ r2d, l2d, r4d, l4d ΠΈ Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ 2d:4d ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ 1. ΠΠ»Ρ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ t-ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΉ Π‘ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠ°. ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· ΠΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π² ΡΡΠΊ. ΠΠ»Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π΅ΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π² ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π². ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π -Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ < 0,05 ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ. Π ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΡΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ Π² ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ
ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ
Π°Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ. ΠΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ
ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ² Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ² ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°. ΠΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π½Π° ΡΡΠ΄Ρ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΈ Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠ°Ρ
, Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΄Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅. ΠΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ°Π±Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΌ Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠΊ. ΠΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ
Π·Π°ΡΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΠΎ-ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΡΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Ρ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π°Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°Ρ, Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ, ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ. Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π² Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ
ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉ Π°Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊ ΡΡΠΊ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π°Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ², ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΠΎ-ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ².Π£ΡΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΆΡΡΠ½Π°Π»Π° Β«Π’Π΅ΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ·ΡΒ» ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ², Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΠΎ-ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ², ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠΈΠ²ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΠΠΈΠ³Π΅ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ·ΠΌΡ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΡΠΊ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΠΈΠ³Π΅Π΄Π΅
Planktonic agglutinated foraminiferal associations in the Cretacious Dukul formation of the Nigerian Upper Benue Trough
No Abstract. Global Journal of Geological Sciences Vol. 5 (1&2) 2007: pp. 55-6
Analyzing Trio-Anthropometric Predictors of Hypertension: Determining the Susceptibility of Blood Pressure to Sexual Dimorphism in Body Stature
Background. Several studies had suggested that complex body stature could be a risk factor of hypertension. Objectives. We aim to correlate body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-height ratio (WHtR) of rural dwellers in Afikpo community, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, with blood pressure parameters. Furthermore, we aim to ascertain how each of the anthropometric variables affects blood pressure in men and women, respectively. Materials and Methods. A sample of 400 (200 males and 200 females) adults aged 18β89 years were selected for the correlation cross-sectional study. Data for weight, height, waist, and hip circumferences were collected by means of anthropometric measurement protocol with the aid of a calibrated flexible tape and health scale and mercury sphygmomanometer for measurement of blood pressure. A participant was classified as being hypertensive if systolic blood pressure (SBP) was >140βmmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >90βmmHg. Pulse pressure was recorded as the numeric difference of SBP and DBP. Results. The result revealed that male BMI and WHR were higher than those of females while female WHtR was higher than that of males (Pβ<β0.01). The prevalence of hypertension failed to correlate with sex among participants in the study (Ο2β=β0.567; Pβ<β0.05). Variation in SBP and DBP of both sexes was dependent on BMI, WHtR, and waist and hip circumference, but not on WHR. The SBP of both sexes and female pulse pressure did correlate with age (Pβ<β0.001). Waist circumference, BMI, and WHtR correctly predicted the variations in SBP, DBP, and pulse pressure. Conclusion. The strength of association of BMI, WHtR, and waist girth with SBP and DBP of both sexes was robust and similar, but inconsistent with WHR. Thus, a simple estimation of the trio-anthropometric predictors could serve as a means for routine check or preliminary diagnosis of a patient with hypertension