1. Hyperglycaemia, hypertension and their risk factors among Palestine refugees served by UNRWA.
- Author
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Mousa HS, Yousef S, Riccardo F, Zeidan W, and Sabatinelli G
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Distribution, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Humans, Jordan epidemiology, Lebanon epidemiology, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Middle East ethnology, Multivariate Analysis, Population Surveillance, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Syria epidemiology, United Nations, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ethnology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 etiology, Hyperglycemia ethnology, Hyperglycemia etiology, Hypertension ethnology, Hypertension etiology, Mass Screening organization & administration, Refugees statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
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). Atotal of 9% ofscreened 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.
- Published
- 2010