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March 1, 2017MedicineOpen Access

High blood pressure and associated risk factors as indicator of preclinical hypertension in rural West Africa

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Population

6,160 healthy Gambians from a rural population, including 3,637 aged 5 to <18 years.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MJModou JobeSASchadrac C. AgblaAPAndrew M. Prentice

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Overview

May indicate rising preclinical hypertension in rural African youth; leaves open need for prospective studies before screening.

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Population
6,160 healthy Gambians from a rural population, including 3,637 aged 5 to <18 years.
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Outcome
Prevalence of high blood pressure and associated risk factorssurrogate

The study reveals an alarming 8.2% prevalence of high blood pressure among lean children and adolescents in rural Gambia, highlighting the need for early screening and intervention in this population.

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Jobe et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758b09c0eb2bcc54e71cfdhttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000006170
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