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September 28, 2015Cardiology JournalOpen Access

Assessment of the 10-year risk of cardiovascular events among a group of Sub-Saharan African post-menopausal women

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Population

108 post-menopausal women, ages 45 to 80 years (mean 56.4 ± 6.9 years), in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

VMVicky Jocélyne Ama MoorUniversité de Yaoundé IJNJobert Richie NansseuGeneral / Preventive / LipidsMNMurielle Elsa D. NouagaCatholic University of Central Africa

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Overview

High CV risk in post-menopausal SSA women supports screening; DBP association leaves open need for longitudinal studies.

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Population
108 post-menopausal women, ages 45 to 80 years (mean 56.4 ± 6.9 years), in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Outcome
10-year cardiovascular risk calculated using the Framingham risk score and associated factorssurrogate

A significant proportion of post-menopausal women in Sub-Saharan Africa have moderate to high 10-year cardiovascular risk, highlighting the need for targeted lifestyle interventions and risk factor management.

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Moor et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ca3eb704b28adc84c75afhttps://doi.org/10.5603/cj.a2015.0056
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