Prevalence and Risk Factors of Arternal Hypertension among Urban Africans Workplace: The Obsolete Role of Body Mass Index
Niger. j. med. (Online)
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16(1): 42-49, 2007.
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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1267199
ABSTRACT
Background:
Studies on the prevalence of hypertension among Africans in workplace did not deal with risk factors of hypertension. Thus there is a need to screen urban central Africans at workplace for environmental risk factors of hypertension.Method:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the Kinshasa National Company of Electricity. A representative sample of 333 employees was screened. Tobacco; alcohol use and level of physical activity measures were obtained. Weight; height; BMI; waist; hip; conicity; blood pressure; pulse pressure and pulse rate were measured. Data were analysed using univariate and multivariate statistics.Results:
The prevalence of hypertension was 21.3. Hypertension was associated with aging; higher professional position; eastern origin; migration; alcohol use; wider pulse pressure 60mmHg; wider waist 90cm; wider hip 97cm; obesity; and left ventricle hypertrophy. Independent predictors of hypertension were age; wider waist; wider hip; alcohol intake; and left ventricle hypertrophy. In another logistic regression model; only waist90 cm (OR=2.5 CI95
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Índice:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Índice de Massa Corporal
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Prevalência
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Fatores de Risco
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Niger. j. med. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2007
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