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Objective: To provide the current burden of high blood pressure and related risk factors in urban setting in Cameroon. Methods:We used the WHO STEPS approach for Surveil-lance of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors to collect data from 2;559 adults aged 15-99 years; residing at Cite des Palmiers in Douala; Cameroon. Results: The level of education was low with up to 60of participants totalizing less than primary school. Smoking habits were 6 times more frequent in men (p0.001) and 85of participants reported alcohol consumption. Sedentary lifestyles at work and at leisure time were prevalent. Women displayed high prevalence of obesity in general.The mean blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension increased with age in men and women.The prevalence of hypertension was 20.8; and the risk of hypertension significantly increased with clustering of risk factors in the general population (p=0.001) and in men (p=0.008). Conclusions: This study provides additional evidence on the growing problem of hypertension and related risk factors in urban Cameroon; and confirms the feasibility of using the WHO STEPS approach for the surveillance of NCDs in Africa. There is a need for rapid implementation of preventive strategies in the country
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Cardiovascular Diseases , Hypertension , Risk Factors , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
Les auteurs rapportent les aspects cliniques de la retinopathie diabetique dans une population de 284 diabetiques camerounais suivis de janvier a decembre 1990. La frequence de la retinopathie diabetique est de 37;32 pour cent. Cette retinopathie diabetique apparait chez 9;16 pour cent de femmes et 28;17 pour cent d'hommes et l'age moyen des porteurs de retinopathie diabetique est de 54 ans. La duree moyenne du diabete pour qu'apparaisse la retinopathie diabetique est de 5 ans. La retiniopathie mixte associant chez un meme patient la retinopathie oedemateuse et la retinopathie ischematique predomine. Le taux de cecite est de 5 pour cent