Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening

In Nigeria, reports on the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are scarce. In addition, socio-economic status (SES), an important component of the socioeconomic gradient in CVD and its risk factors has not been clearly elucidated. This study sought to assess the preval...

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Published in:BMC public health 2015-04, Vol.15 (1), p.397-397, Article 397
Main Authors: Oguoma, Victor Maduabuchi, Nwose, Ezekiel Uba, Skinner, Timothy Chas, Digban, Kester Awharentomah, Onyia, Innocent Chukwu, Richards, Ross Stuart
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Adult
Blood Glucose - analysis
Blood sugar monitoring
Body Mass Index
Body Weights and Measures
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Female
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Lipids - blood
Male
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medical research
Medical screening
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:In Nigeria, reports on the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are scarce. In addition, socio-economic status (SES), an important component of the socioeconomic gradient in CVD and its risk factors has not been clearly elucidated. This study sought to assess the prevalence of CVD risk factors and how the difference in prevalence and accessibility to CVD risk screening across income levels and educational backgrounds contributes to disease diagnosis in rural and urban Nigerian adults. A cross sectional study was carried out on a sociocultural ethnic group of persons living in rural and urban settings. All participants were aged ≥ 18 years. The WHO STEPS questionnaire was used to document the demographics, history of previous medical check-up or screening, anthropometric and biochemical measurements of the participants. Average income level and educational status were indicators used to assess the impact of SES. Multivariate analyses were performed to assess any difference between the geographical locations and SES indicators, and prevalence of CVD risk factors and access to CVD risk screening. The 422 participants (273 females and 149 males) [corrected] had mean age (± standard deviation) of 38.3 ± 20.5 and 42.9 ± 20.7 years, respectively. Only total cholesterol (p = 0.001), triglyceride (p = 0.005), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) (p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458