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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors in a rural black population of South Africa
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 12, No. 4, Year 2005
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Background To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in a rural adult black population from Limpopo Province in South Africa. Design A cross-sectional study. Methods A sample of 1608 women and 498 men aged 30 years and above participated in the study. Sociodemographic data, anthropometric measures (body mass index, waist/hip ratio), blood pressure and biochemical risk factors were measured. A global cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile was developed. Results There was a high prevalence of tobacco use for men (57%) and women (35.4%), with women (28.1%) predominantly using smokeless tobacco. Alcohol use was very common in men (57.2%). Women weighed a great deal more than men, and 51.7% were either overweight or obese. Diabetes was diagnosed in 8.8 and 8.5% of women and men, respectively. High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was relatively high, whereas 42.3% of women and 28.5% of men had low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels of 3 mmol/l or more. Hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg) was found in 25.5% of women and 21.6% of men. According to the Framingham formulae, 18.9% of women and 32.1% of men had a 20% or higher chance of having a CVD event in the next 10 years. Conclusions There was a high prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in the rural, poor black community in Limpopo, South Africa. Consequently, the population had a higher than expected risk of developing a CVD event in the following 10 years when compared with similar studies in black Africans. © 2005, European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alberts, Marianne
South Africa, Sovenga
University of Limpopo
Urdal, Petter
Norway, Oslo
Ulleval University Hospital
Steyn, Krisela
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Stensvold, Inger
Norway, Oslo
Helsetilsynet I Oslo og Akershus
Tverdal, Aage
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
Nel, Johanna Helena
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Steyn, Nelia Patricia
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.hjr.0000174792.24188.8e
ISSN:
20474873
e-ISSN:
20474881
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male
Female