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: Received: 30 October 2023 / Approved: 31 October 2023 / Online: 31 October 2023 (08:56:04 CET)
How to cite:
Pakisi, J.; Sebastião, C.; Vasconcelos, J.; Valdeón, L.; Darkistad, E. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Related to Hypertension among Individuals from Huambo, Angola. Preprints2023, 2023102037. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.2037.v1
Pakisi, J.; Sebastião, C.; Vasconcelos, J.; Valdeón, L.; Darkistad, E. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Related to Hypertension among Individuals from Huambo, Angola. Preprints 2023, 2023102037. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.2037.v1
Pakisi, J.; Sebastião, C.; Vasconcelos, J.; Valdeón, L.; Darkistad, E. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Related to Hypertension among Individuals from Huambo, Angola. Preprints2023, 2023102037. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.2037.v1
APA Style
Pakisi, J., Sebastião, C., Vasconcelos, J., Valdeón, L., & Darkistad, E. (2023). Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Related to Hypertension among Individuals from Huambo, Angola. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.2037.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Pakisi, J., Leticia Valdeón and Enrique Darkistad. 2023 "Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Factors Related to Hypertension among Individuals from Huambo, Angola" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.2037.v1
Abstract
WHO estimates that around 600 million people suffer from high blood pressure which causes high costs for health systems and influences the economy of these countries. In this study, we investigate the sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors related to hypertension among individuals from Huambo, Angola. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 158 participants consulted in the Cardiology services at Hospital Geral do Huambo, between January and July 2023. A total of 67.1% of the studied patients were hypertensive. The mean age of the hypertensive (55.8±11.3) patients was higher than non-hypertensive (53.1±13.4) patients, although no significance was observed (p=0.199). Patients aged between 30 and 40 (OR=1.19, P=0493), male (OR=1.17, P=660), employees (OR=9.94, P=0935), patients consuming alcohol (OR=1.11, P=0.864), and practising physical activity (OR=1.12, P=0.742) presented a high chance of developing hypertension, while those living in urbanized areas (OR=0.78, P=0.59) and with a low educational level (OR=0.43, P=0.194), had a low chance to develop hypertension. There was no statistical significance between demographic or behavioural characteristics with hypertension (P>0.05). Regarding clinical characteristics, body mass index was statistically related to hypertension (p=0.011). Our findings show that hypertension is a major health problem for the young population of Huambo. There is an urgent need to create strategies to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension, not only in Huambo but throughout the country. Further studies to understand determinants related to hypertension should be carried out among the young population in Angola.
Keywords
hypertension; risk factors; Huambo; Angola
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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