Clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
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141(2): 98-106, Mar.-Apr. 2023. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the second leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, there is substantial evidence that modifiable risk factors for CVD are increasing in adolescents. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence and clustering of these risk factors in adolescents.OBJECTIVES:
This study explores the modifiable risk factors for CVD among first-year students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
This cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.METHODS:
A total of 546 newly admitted students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, were recruited using stratified random sampling. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from study participants between January and February 2016.RESULTS:
The mean age of respondents was 19 ± 2.2 years with a male-to-female ratio of 11. The reported risk factors for CVD were smoking (1.6%), abdominal obesity (3.3%), alcohol consumption (3.7%), overweight/obesity (20.7%), unhealthy diet (85.3%), and physical inactivity (94.5%). Clustering of ≥ 2 risk factors was reported in 23.4% of students. Female students were twice as probably overweight/obese as male students (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.2; confidence interval [CI] = 1.41-3.43). Students whose fathers were skilled workers were 3.5 times more likely to be physically inactive (AOR = 1.7; CI = 0.97-2.96). The clustering of ≥ 2 risk factors was significantly higher among women and Muslims in bivariate analysis, whereas no significant association was found in multivariate analysis.CONCLUSIONS:
Public health strategies to prevent CVD risk factors should begin in schools and extend to the entire community.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nigeria
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Ibadan/NG
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