Cclinical study of vscular risk factors in the adult in the Thiadiaye rural environment

Authors report the results of a prospective study in a sample of the district of Thiadiaye, a rural area in Senegal. They studied blood pressure, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio of 329 adults. The mean systolic blood pressure is 123 +/- 24.3 mm Hg and the mean diastolic blood pressure is 71.7...

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Published inDakar medical Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 77
Main Authors Kane, A, Ly, M, Ba, S A, Diop, A K, Diao, M, Diop, P S, Dia, A A, Diop, I B, Hane, L, Sarr, M, Diouf, S M
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Senegal 1997
Subjects
Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anthropometry
Blood Pressure
Body Constitution
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity - epidemiology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Reference Values
Risk Factors
Rural Population
Senegal - epidemiology
Senegal
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Summary:Authors report the results of a prospective study in a sample of the district of Thiadiaye, a rural area in Senegal. They studied blood pressure, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio of 329 adults. The mean systolic blood pressure is 123 +/- 24.3 mm Hg and the mean diastolic blood pressure is 71.7 +/- 13.2 mm Hg. There is a positive correlation between blood pressure and age (p < 10(-9)). The prevalence of hypertension is 20.18% and one can note a female predominance (21% for women versus 18% for men). The mean body mass index is 21.1 +/- 10.6. There is no correlation between corpulence and age. Conversely, the body mass index is higher in female in all age groups (p < 10(-7)). The prevalence of obesity is 5%. Abdominal fat distribution is 41.6%: 64% for women and 9.7% for men (p = 0.003).
ISSN:0049-1101