Key result
In the Zaghouan region of Tunisia, the prevalence of obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes was alarmingly high at 50.0%, 39.0%, and 32.0%, respectively.
Why the study?
Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension has dramatically increased in Tunisia, but data were needed to determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure in Zaghouan, North-East Tunisia.
Cross-Sectional (n=420)
No
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This study highlights an alarmingly high prevalence of hypertension (39%), diabetes (32%), and obesity (50%) in North East Tunisia, underscoring the urgent need for targeted non-communicable disease prevention programs.
Diabetes and hypertension are a serious public health problem worldwide. In the last decades, prevalence of these two metabolic diseases has dramatically increased in the Middle East and North Africa region, especially in Tunisia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and High Blood Pressure (HBP) in Zaghouan, a North-East region of Tunisia. To this end, an exploratory study with stratified random sampling of 420 participants has been carried out. Various data were collected. Blood samples and urine were drawn for biochemical assay. Then, all data were analyzed using the statistical R software. Results showed an alarming situation with an inter-regional difference in prevalence of obesity (50.0%, CI 95.0%), HBP (39.0%, CI 95.0%) and T2D (32.0%, CI 95.0%). This study allowed the discovery of 24, 17 and 2 new cases of T2D, HBP and T2D&HBP respectively. The association of some socio-economic factors and biochemical parameters with these chronic diseases has been highlighted. To conclude, the health situation in the governorate of Zaghouan requires urgent interventions to better manage the growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the region. This study demonstrated the importance of engaging health policy makers in road mapping and implementing national NCD prevention programs.
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Kheriji et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (n=420). Socio-economic and lifestyle risk factors vs. General population without risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. In the Zaghouan region of Tunisia, the prevalence of obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes was alarmingly high at 50.0%, 39.0%, and 32.0%, respectively.
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