Key result
Among 158 cardiology patients in Huambo, Angola, 67.1% had hypertension, and body mass index was the only clinical characteristic significantly associated with the condition (p=0.011).
Why the study?
High blood pressure affects around 600 million people globally, imposing substantial health and economic burdens, motivating the investigation of sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for hypertension in Huambo, Angola.
Cross-Sectional (n=158)
No
p-value: p=0.011
Hypertension is highly prevalent (67.1%) among patients consulting cardiology services in Huambo, Angola, with body mass index being a significant clinical risk factor.
WHO estimates that around 600 million people suffer from high blood pressure which causes high costs for health systems and influences the economy of these countries. In this study, we investigate the sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors related to hypertension among individuals from Huambo, Angola. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 158 participants consulted in the Cardiology services at Hospital Geral do Huambo, between January and July 2023. A total of 67.1% of the studied patients were hypertensive. The mean age of the hypertensive (55.8±11.3) patients was higher than non-hypertensive (53.1±13.4) patients, although no significance was observed (p=0.199). Patients aged between 30 and 40 (OR=1.19, P=0493), male (OR=1.17, P=660), employees (OR=9.94, P=0935), patients consuming alcohol (OR=1.11, P=0.864), and practising physical activity (OR=1.12, P=0.742) presented a high chance of developing hypertension, while those living in urbanized areas (OR=0.78, P=0.59) and with a low educational level (OR=0.43, P=0.194), had a low chance to develop hypertension. There was no statistical significance between demographic or behavioural characteristics with hypertension (P>0.05). Regarding clinical characteristics, body mass index was statistically related to hypertension (p=0.011). Our findings show that hypertension is a major health problem for the young population of Huambo. There is an urgent need to create strategies to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension, not only in Huambo but throughout the country. Further studies to understand determinants related to hypertension should be carried out among the young population in Angola.
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Sebastião et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=158). Sociodemographic and clinical risk factors was evaluated on Hypertension (p=0.011). Among 158 cardiology patients in Huambo, Angola, 67.1% had hypertension, and body mass index was the only clinical characteristic significantly associated with the condition (p=0.011).
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