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Cclinical study of vscular risk factors in the adult in the Thiadiaye rural environment.
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Dakar medical [Dakar Med] 1997; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 77-82. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- 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).
- 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
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity epidemiology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Reference Values
Risk Factors
Rural Population
Senegal epidemiology
Hypertension epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0049-1101
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Dakar medical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9827124