Cardiovascular risk factors in adult general out-patient clinics in Nigeria: a country analysis of the Africa and Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study
| Autor: | Paula Abreu, Oluwagbenga Ogunfowokan, A. Kayode Alao, Osahon Omorodion, Geoffrey C. Onyemelukwe, Amam Mbakwem, Kodjo Soroh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Nigeria Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Risk Factors Environmental health Diabetes mellitus Urbanization Epidemiology medicine Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity Risk factor Abdominal obesity Aged Dyslipidemias business.industry Smoking General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Nigeria cardiovascular risk factors screening programs risk factor management The Africa and Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Female medicine.symptom business Dyslipidemia |
| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences; Vol 17, No 4 (2017); 1070-1081 |
| ISSN: | 1729-0503 1680-6905 |
| Popis: | Background: With globalization and rapid urbanization, demographic and epidemiologic transitions have become important determinants for the emergence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Objective: To estimate the prevalence of CVD risk factors in adult out-patients attending general practice and non-specialist clinics in urban and rural Nigeria. Methods : As part of the Africa and Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study, a cross-sectional epidemiologic study was undertaken for the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity, smoking and abdominal obesity in Nigeria. Results : In total, 303 subjects from 8 out-patient general practice clinics were studied, 184 (60.7%) were female and 119 (39.3%) were male. Mean age was 42.7±13.1 years; 51.8% were aged |
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