Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension in Urban Areas of Cameroon: A Nationwide Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Kingue S; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Internal Medicine, Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ngoe CN; Noncommunicable Disease Unit, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Menanga AP; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Internal Medicine, Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Jingi AM; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Noubiap JJ; Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.; Medical Diagnostic Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Fesuh B; National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Nouedoui C; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Internal Medicine, Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Andze G; Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Muna WF; Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) [J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)] 2015 Oct; Vol. 17 (10), pp. 819-24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 03.
DOI:	10.1111/jch.12604
Abstrakt:	Accurate estimates of the prevalence rate of hypertension and determinants in Cameroon are crucial to inform efficient prevention and control policies. The authors carried out a cluster-specific cross-sectional survey in urban areas of the 10 regions of Cameroon to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in Cameroonian adults using the WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS). Sociodemographic data were collected and blood pressure and glycemia were measured using standardized methods. Participants were adults of both sexes aged 16 years or older. A total of 15,470 participants were surveyed. The age-standardized prevalence rate of hypertension was 29.7%. The awareness rate was 14.1%. Independent correlates of hypertension included higher age, male sex, obesity, hyperglycemia, and living in the Savannah zone. The prevalence of hypertension is high in urban areas of Cameroon, with very low awareness. Prevention and control strategies should emphasize on improvement and vulgarization of population opportunistic screening and education. (© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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