Blood Pressure Indices and Associated Risk Factors in a Rural West African Adult Population: Insights from an AWI-Gen Substudy in Ghana

Systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) are commonly used for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction, and pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) can provide additional information. It is therefore important to understand the factors associated with these cardiovas...

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Published in:International journal of hypertension 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-11
Main Authors: Oduro, Abraham R., Ramsay, Michèle, Ali, Stuart A., Kaburise, Michael B., Debpuur, Cornelius, Amenga-Etego, Lucas, Nonterah, Engelbert A., Agongo, Godfred, Crowther, Nigel J.
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Language:English
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Adults
Blood pressure
Health risk assessment
Hypertension
Pesticides
Womens health
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Summary:Systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) are commonly used for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction, and pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) can provide additional information. It is therefore important to understand the factors associated with these cardiovascular risk markers. This cross-sectional study involved 1839 men and women aged 40–60 years. Data on SBP, DBP, MAP, PP, sociodemography, lifestyle, anthropometry, and lipids were collected. Gender-stratified linear regression analyses were performed to determine the association between log-transformed blood pressure indices and the study variables. Age was associated with all measured blood pressure indices (p
ISSN:2090-0384
2090-0392
2090-0392
DOI:10.1155/2020/4549031