Hyperglycaemia, hypertension and their risk factors among Palestine refugees served by UNRWA/Hyperglycémie, hypertension artérielle et facteurs de risque de ces maladies chez les réfugiés palestiniens pris en charge par l'UNRWA

UNRWA's noncommunicable disease screening activities were evaluated among 7762 refugees screened for hypertension and type 2 diabetes in Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Gaza Strip and West Bank in June 2007. People were referred for screening most commonly because of age (both sexes), fo...

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Published inEastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 16; no. 6; p. 609
Main Authors Mousa, H S A, Yousef, S, Riccardo, F, Zeidan, W, Sabatinelli, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria World Health Organization 01.06.2010
Subjects
Blood pressure
Data collection
Diabetes
Disease
Family medical history
Health facilities
Health risk assessment
Health services
Hypertension
Multivariate analysis
Standard deviation
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Summary:UNRWA's noncommunicable disease screening activities were evaluated among 7762 refugees screened for hypertension and type 2 diabetes in Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Gaza Strip and West Bank in June 2007. People were referred for screening most commonly because of age (both sexes), followed by smoking (males) and family history (females). A total of 9% of screened people were diagnosed with hypertension/diabetes. Being older than 40 years, obese or with a positive family history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease increased the risk of presenting with hypertension and/or hyperglycaemia 3.5, 1.6 and 1.2 times respectively. Differences in risk factor detection and screening outcome in relation to differences in lifestyle are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1020-3397
1687-1634