This study investigated the anthropometric parameters as well as determined the influence of parental socioeconomic status on the cardiovascular parameters of school pupils. This was with a view to identifying the risk factors and indicators for the development of hypertension in children early in life. One thousand and twenty-six primary school pupils (age range 6-14 years) whose parents gave informed consent from ten randomly selected public and private primary schools in Ile-Ife were recruited for the study. Anthropometric indices (weight, height, body mass index, abdominal...