Key result
~33% of prehypertensive adults show high 10-year CV risk, linked to age, diabetes, and obesity.
Why the study?
Prehypertension is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa, prompting this assessment of overall cardiovascular risk in prehypertensive subjects in Kisangani.
Cross-Sectional (n=344)
No
Nearly a third of prehypertensive adults in Kisangani have a high 10-year cardiovascular risk, highlighting the need for global risk assessment in this population.
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May warrant CV risk assessment in prehypertensive adults in similar settings; leaves open prospective validation and intervention effects.
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Bassandja et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Prehypertension (n=344). Prehypertension was evaluated on High 10-year cardiovascular risk (≥20% according to ISH/WHO score). Among prehypertensive adults in Kisangani, 32.7% had a high 10-year cardiovascular risk (≥20%), which was independently associated with older age, diabetes, obesity, and other risk factors.
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