Blood pressure and fasting glucose changes in male migrants waiting for an asylum decision in Italy. A pilot study
| Autor: | Roberto Macrí, Giorgio Galanti, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Ilaria Marzotti, Nicoletta Ulivi, Maria Boddi, Edoardo Scali, Alessio Pellegrino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Blood Glucose
Male Ethnic group Blood Pressure Pilot Projects Type 2 diabetes 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Bayesian multivariate linear regression medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Transients and Migrants Refugees business.industry Fasting medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Glucose Blood pressure Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Italy Quartile Hypertension Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Asylum seeker business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiology. 309:110-114 |
| ISSN: | 0167-5273 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.026 |
| Popis: | Background The Central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy has been for years the major port of entry from Africa to Europe. However, information on the early effects of permanence in Italy on cardiovascular risk factors is limited. Therefore, the association between length of stay in Italy and blood pressure or blood glucose was explored in young asylum seekers. Methods Cross-sectional study performed on male asylum seekers (aged 18–40 years), hosted for 0–30 months in Prato, Italy. Blood pressure and blood glucose, measured with validated instruments, were classified according to European Society of Hypertension and American Diabetes Association guidelines respectively. The relationship of quartiles of months of stay in Italy (independent variable) with blood pressure and fasting glucose was investigated with multivariate linear regression adjusted for years of age, world area of origin, education level, travel duration in months, smoking habit, alcohol use, body mass index, triglycerides. Results On average, the 217 asylum seekers lived in Italy for 8.4 months (95% CI 7.5–9.3; range 0–30 months). At multivariate adjusted linear regression analysis, quartiles of months in Italy were associated with a forward shift in the blood pressure categories of the European Society of Hypertension (B = 0.396; 95% CI 0.190 to 0.602) and in the categories fasting glucose levels of the American Diabetes Association (B = 0.450; 95% CI 0.023 to 0.876). Conclusions When considering the importance of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes for ethnic minorities living in Europe, changes of cardiovascular risk factors in the new environment probably need more attention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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