Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria
The burden of hypertension, a silent killer, continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults to determine their risk of developing hypertension and to reduce associated morbidity of the disease. Overall, 182 subjects aged >16 y...
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| description | The burden of hypertension, a silent killer, continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults to determine their risk of developing hypertension and to reduce associated morbidity of the disease. Overall, 182 subjects aged >16 years participated in the study. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was measured after a resting period using mercury sphygmomanometer. Random blood glucose (RBG) concentration was also determined. Regression models were used to determine risk of high BP with p values < 0.05 indicating statistical difference. Prehypertension was present in 36.8% population and high BP in 31% individuals with hypertensive symptoms. DBP ≥ 90 mmHg was prevalent in the undiagnosed group, while diabetes comorbidity was detected in only 4 individuals. High BP or diabetes was not detected in those <20 year olds. Age > 35 years was an independent risk (likelihood ratio: 22.56, p<0.0001); this increases to 26.48 (p<0.0001) in the presence prediabetes and RBG > 100 mg/dl. Undiagnosed hypertension rate is high in the study area, and urgent interventions for large scale screening and management of the disease are required to reduce the burden of hypertension in Nigeria. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ca4d3f0322c47e08cf3953109213e772025-02-03T01:22:37ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hypertension2090-03842090-03922018-01-01201810.1155/2018/68985276898527Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in NigeriaTitilope Modupe Dokunmu0Omolara Faith Yakubu1Abiodun Humphrey Adebayo2Grace Iyabo Olasehinde3Shalom Nwodo Chinedu4Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaCovenant University Public Health and Wellbeing Research Group (CUPHWERG), Ota, NigeriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, NigeriaThe burden of hypertension, a silent killer, continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults to determine their risk of developing hypertension and to reduce associated morbidity of the disease. Overall, 182 subjects aged >16 years participated in the study. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was measured after a resting period using mercury sphygmomanometer. Random blood glucose (RBG) concentration was also determined. Regression models were used to determine risk of high BP with p values < 0.05 indicating statistical difference. Prehypertension was present in 36.8% population and high BP in 31% individuals with hypertensive symptoms. DBP ≥ 90 mmHg was prevalent in the undiagnosed group, while diabetes comorbidity was detected in only 4 individuals. High BP or diabetes was not detected in those <20 year olds. Age > 35 years was an independent risk (likelihood ratio: 22.56, p<0.0001); this increases to 26.48 (p<0.0001) in the presence prediabetes and RBG > 100 mg/dl. Undiagnosed hypertension rate is high in the study area, and urgent interventions for large scale screening and management of the disease are required to reduce the burden of hypertension in Nigeria.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6898527 |
| spellingShingle | Titilope Modupe Dokunmu Omolara Faith Yakubu Abiodun Humphrey Adebayo Grace Iyabo Olasehinde Shalom Nwodo Chinedu Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria International Journal of Hypertension |
| title | Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria |
| title_full | Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria |
| title_short | Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria |
| title_sort | cardiovascular risk factors in a suburban community in nigeria |
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