Cardiac risk indicess of staff of Federal Univesity of Technology Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria
| Autor: | C. N. Onwasigwe, B. A. N. Nwakoby, C. O. Emerole, E. N. Aguwa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Universities Systolic hypertension Nigeria Developing country Overweight Risk Assessment Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health medicine Humans Family history Students Life Style business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Faculty Cross-Sectional Studies Blood pressure Cardiovascular Diseases Optometry Female Health education medicine.symptom business Developed country Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Tanzania Journal of Health Research; Vol 9, No 2 (2007); 132-135 |
| ISSN: | 0856-6496 1821-9241 1821-6404 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/thrb.v9i2.14316 |
| Popis: | Non-communicable diseases are the major health burden in the industrialized countries and are increasing rapidly in the developing countries owing to demographic transitions and changing lifestyles among the people. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasingly becoming a great cause of morbidity and mortality. A total of 100 senior and 141 junior staff in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, Nigeria was randomly selected for a study on cardiac risk factors. A questionnaire was used to record cardiac risk indices like age, heredity, body mass index (BMI), tobacco smoking, exercise, serum cholesterol estimation, systolic blood pressure and sex. There was no significant difference between the senior and junior staff in sex distribution (P = 0.71), family history of CVD (P = 0.34), smoking habit (P = 0.85) and serum cholesterol (P = 0.89). Senior staff had significantly higher values in age distribution (P < 0.001), presence of systolic hypertension (P |
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