Blood pressure in the Congolese adult population of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Preliminary results from the Bukavu Observ Cohort Study
| Autor: | Justin Cirhuza Cikomola, A. Bapolisi, Y. Kluyskens, J R M'Buyamba-Kabangu, S. Callens, David Kaishusha, Marc Twagirumukiza, T. Ntabure, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, L. Van Bortel, Marius Baguma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Adolescent Epidemiology Population Context (language use) Blood Pressure Pilot Projects Cohort Studies Young Adult medicine Prevalence Humans Obesity education Health policy education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Blood pressure Cardiovascular Diseases Cohort Hypertension Democratic Republic of the Congo Female Rural area business Cohort study Demography |
| Zdroj: | Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique. 63(6) |
| ISSN: | 0398-7620 |
| Popis: | Providing factual data about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is of utmost importance in the sub-Saharan African countries where NCDs and arterial hypertension data remain scattered, scarce, and less representative given the region's heterogeneous population. Within this context, the interuniversity cooperation VLIR-UOS/Catholic University of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo) has established an integrated project for monitoring hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in the population of South Kivu. The aim of the study was to present the basic results of the determinants of blood pressure in the cohort studied.In 2013 and 2014, trained interviewers collected the anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, and medical history of 7405 adults (3060 in urban areas and 4345 in rural areas) including 3162 males and 4243 females; the cohort is expected to be followed for 9 years.The average age of the entire group was 33.0±16.7 years. Compared to men, women had significantly higher obesity indices (P0.0001), lower blood pressure between 20 and 39 years of age (P0.0001) but higher blood pressure at 60 years of age and older (P0.0001). Blood pressure was positively correlated with body mass index, waist circumference, and paradoxically with consumption of vegetables, but negatively correlated with the consumption of fruit, intense physical activity, and relaxation at home.These results show that a cohort study is feasible in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The factual data analysis can contribute to health policy orientation and setting up of preventive measures. Since most correlated risk factors are preventable, recommendations can already be made in the fight against high blood pressure in this population. |
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