Atherogenic Risk Assessment among Persons Living in Rural Uganda
Background. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are independent risk factors for coronary heart disease and commonly coexist. Cardiovascular risk can be reliably predicted using lipid ratios such as the atherogenic index, a useful prognostic parameter for guiding timely interventions. Objective. We assess...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2d70489b545f4a61841b0ffb3e2fee69 2024-09-09T19:26:22+00:00 Atherogenic Risk Assessment among Persons Living in Rural Uganda Clara Wekesa Gershim Asiki Ivan Kasamba Laban Waswa Steven J. Reynolds Rebecca N. Nsubuga Rob Newton Anatoli Kamali 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7073894 https://doaj.org/article/2d70489b545f4a61841b0ffb3e2fee69 EN eng Wiley http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7073894 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2016/7073894 https://doaj.org/article/2d70489b545f4a61841b0ffb3e2fee69 Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2016 (2016) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7073894 2024-08-05T17:48:36Z Background. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are independent risk factors for coronary heart disease and commonly coexist. Cardiovascular risk can be reliably predicted using lipid ratios such as the atherogenic index, a useful prognostic parameter for guiding timely interventions. Objective. We assessed the cardiovascular risk profile based on the atherogenic index of residents within a rural Ugandan cohort. Methods. In 2011, a population based survey was conducted among 7507 participants. Sociodemographic characteristics, physical measurements (blood pressure, weight, height, and waist and hip circumference), and blood sampling for nonfasting lipid profile were collected for each participant. Atherogenic risk profile, defined as logarithm base ten of (triglyceride divided by high density lipoprotein cholesterol), was categorised as low risk (<0.1), intermediate risk (0.1–0.24), and high risk (>0.24). Results. Fifty-five percent of participants were female and the mean age was 49.9 years (SD±20.2). Forty-two percent of participants had high and intermediate atherogenic risk. Persons with hypertension, untreated HIV infection, abnormal glycaemia, and obesity and living in less urbanised villages were more at risk. Conclusion. A significant proportion of persons in this rural population are at risk of atherosclerosis. Key identified populations at risk should be considered for future intervention against cardiovascular related morbidity and mortality. The study however used parameters from unfasted samples that may have a bearing on observed results. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Tropical Medicine 2016 1 8 |
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Background. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are independent risk factors for coronary heart disease and commonly coexist. Cardiovascular risk can be reliably predicted using lipid ratios such as the atherogenic index, a useful prognostic parameter for guiding timely interventions. Objective. We assessed the cardiovascular risk profile based on the atherogenic index of residents within a rural Ugandan cohort. Methods. In 2011, a population based survey was conducted among 7507 participants. Sociodemographic characteristics, physical measurements (blood pressure, weight, height, and waist and hip circumference), and blood sampling for nonfasting lipid profile were collected for each participant. Atherogenic risk profile, defined as logarithm base ten of (triglyceride divided by high density lipoprotein cholesterol), was categorised as low risk (<0.1), intermediate risk (0.1–0.24), and high risk (>0.24). Results. Fifty-five percent of participants were female and the mean age was 49.9 years (SD±20.2). Forty-two percent of participants had high and intermediate atherogenic risk. Persons with hypertension, untreated HIV infection, abnormal glycaemia, and obesity and living in less urbanised villages were more at risk. Conclusion. A significant proportion of persons in this rural population are at risk of atherosclerosis. Key identified populations at risk should be considered for future intervention against cardiovascular related morbidity and mortality. The study however used parameters from unfasted samples that may have a bearing on observed results. |
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Clara Wekesa Gershim Asiki Ivan Kasamba Laban Waswa Steven J. Reynolds Rebecca N. Nsubuga Rob Newton Anatoli Kamali |
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Atherogenic Risk Assessment among Persons Living in Rural Uganda |
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Atherogenic Risk Assessment among Persons Living in Rural Uganda |
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