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Are lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with pre-hypertension in 15-18 years rural Nigerian youth? A cross sectional study.
- Source :
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders; 11/4/2015, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a public health concern worldwide. Hypertensive heart disease is predominant in Nigeria. To effectively reduce CVD in Nigeria, the prevalence of, and factors associated with, pre-hypertension in Nigerian youth first need to be established.<bold>Methods: </bold>A locally-validated CVD risk factor survey was completed by 15-18 year olds in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria. Body Mass Index (BMI), waist-hip ratio and systolic and diastolic blood pressure was measured. Putative risk factors were tested in gender-specific hypothesized causal pathways for overweight/obesity, and for pre-hypertension.<bold>Results: </bold>Of 1079 participants, prevalence of systolic pre-hypertension was 33.2 %, diastolic pre-hypertension prevalence approximated 5 %, and hypertension occurred in less than 10 % sample. There were no gender differences in prevalence of pre- hypertension, and significant predictors of systolic pre-hypertension (high BMI and older age) were identified. Considering high BMI, older age was a risk for both genders, whilst fried food preference was female-only risk, and low breakfast cereal intake was a male-only risk.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Rural Nigerian adolescents are at-risk of future CVD because of lifestyle factors, and high prevalence of systolic pre-hypertension. Relevant interventions can now be proposed to reduce BMI and thus ameliorate future rural adult Nigerian CVD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712261
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110787007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0134-x