scholarly journals High blood pressure and exposure to dust from gold mine dumps among the elderly in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100146
Author(s):  
Vusumuzi Nkosi ◽  
Joyce Shirinde ◽  
Funzani Rathogwa-Takalani ◽  
Kuku Voyi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Gold Mine ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mine Dumps

scholarly journals Does the type of sedentary behaviors influence blood pressurein adolescents boys and girls? A cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 2575-2585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Machado Ferreira Tenório de Oliveira ◽  
Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias ◽  
Breno Quintella Farah ◽  
Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro ◽  
Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Video Games ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the association between different sedentary behaviors and high blood pressure in adolescent boys and girls. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 6,264 Brazilian adolescents (14 to 19 years old). Demographic data, obesity indicators and blood pressure, were evaluated. Time spent in the sedentary behaviors (television viewing, playing video games, using the computer, non-screen sitting and, total time sitting) were also assessed. The girls spent more time watching television than boys, whereas boys spent more time using computers and video games (12.7% vs. 7.4%, p < 0.001) than girls. Boys who watched more than four hours of television presented higher odds to give high blood pressure after adjustments for physical activity level, body mass index, age and educational level of mother (OR = 2.27, p < 0.001). In girls, we did not find a relation between sedentary behaviors and high blood pressure (p > 0.05). Television viewing time is associated with high blood pressure only boys. So, reduce this sedentary behavior, stimulating physical activities, might be essential to health, principally for male adolescents.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of high blood pressure among the Kaingang people on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deise Bresan ◽  
João Luiz Bastos ◽  
Maurício Soares Leite
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Indigenous Land

This cross-sectional study describes the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP; measured at one setting, and suggestive of a clinical diagnosis of arterial hypertension) and mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and their associations with socio-demographic and anthropometric variables among 355 Kaingang adults (≥ 20 years) on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Brazil. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), SBP, and DBP were measured and socio-demographic data were collected. Prevalence of HBP was 53.2% (95%CI: 45.3; 61.1) in men and 40.7% (95%CI: 33.8; 47.6) in women. In women, age and WC were directly associated with HBP; age was associated with SBP and schooling with DBP. In men, HBP was statistically associated with high body mass index (BMI) and tile floor in the home (as a socioeconomic proxy); BMI and WC were associated with SBP; BMI and WC were associated with DBP. The study highlights the need for measures to control risk factors for HBP, especially due to its relevance for cardiovascular diseases and their consequences.

scholarly journals Association betweenATP2B1andCACNB2polymorphisms and high blood pressure in a population of Lithuanian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. e019902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrita Simonyte ◽  
Renata Kuciene ◽  
Virginija Dulskiene ◽  
Vaiva Lesauskaite
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

ObjectivesRecently, genome-wide associated studies have identified several genetic loci that are associated with elevated blood pressure and could play a critical role in intracellular calcium homeostasis. The aim of this study was to assess the associations ofATP2B1rs2681472 andCACNB2rs12258967 gene polymorphisms with high blood pressure (HBP) among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 12–15 years.Study design and participantsThis was a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected sample of 646 12–15-year-old adolescents who participated in the survey ‘The Prevalence and Risk Factors of HBP in 12–15 Year-Old Lithuanian Children and Adolescents (from November 2010 to April 2012)’. Anthropometric parameters and BP were measured. The participants with HBP were screened on two separate occasions. Subjects were genotypedATP2B1rs2681472 andCACNB2rs12258967 gene polymorphisms using real-time PCR method.ResultsThe prevalence of HBP was 36.7%, significantly higher for boys than for girls. In the multivariate analysis, after adjustment for body mass index and waist circumference, boys withCACNB2CG genotype,CACNB2GG genotype andCACNB2CG +GG genotype had higher odds of having HBP in codominant (adjusted OR (aOR)=1.92; 95% CI 1.16 to 3.18, p=0.011; and aOR=2.64; 95% CI 1.19 to 5.90, p=0.018) and in dominant (aOR=2.05; 95% CI 1.27 to 3.30, p=0.003) inheritance models. Girls carryingCACNB2CG genotype andCACNB2CG +GG genotype had increased odds of HBP in codominant (aOR=1.82; 95% CI 1.02 to 3.24, p=0.044) and in dominant (aOR=1.89; 95% CI 1.09 to 3.28, p=0.023) inheritance models. Furthermore, significant associations were found in additive models separately for boys (aOR=1.72; 95% CI 1.20 to 2.46, p=0.003) and girls (aOR=1.52; 95% CI 1.05 to 2.20, p=0.027). No significant association was found betweenATP2B1gene polymorphism and the odds of HBP.ConclusionsOur results indicate thatCACNB2gene polymorphism was significantly associated with higher odds of HBP in Lithuanian adolescents aged 12–15 years.

Echocardiographic left atrial remodelling and determinants of left atrial size in the early phase of high blood pressure: a comparative cross-sectional study in Douala, Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Armelle Corrine Simo Gounoue ◽  
Anastase Dzudie Tamdja ◽  
Simeon-Pierre Choukem ◽  
Hamadou Ba ◽  
Sidick Mouliom Aboubakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Early Phase ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Left Atrial Size ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Atrial Size ◽  
Atrial Remodelling

Urinary trichloroacetic acid and high blood pressure: A cross-sectional study of general adults in Shijiazhuang, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 108640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-hui Zhang ◽  
Ai-jing Guo ◽  
Wei-xin zhao ◽  
Jia-ling Gu ◽  
Rong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Trichloroacetic Acid ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ELDERLY RESIDING IN SLUMS OF WEST

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Zaozianlungliu Gonmei ◽  
Supriya Dwivedi ◽  
Gurudayal Singh Toteja ◽  
Karuna Singh ◽  
Naval Kishore Vikram
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Systolic Hypertension ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Isolated Systolic Hypertension ◽  
Health Checkup ◽  
Cross Sectional

 Objective: The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of hypertension among elderly in slums of West Delhi.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 202 elderly residing in urban slums of West Delhi. Hypertension was classified as per JNC VII criteria. Blood pressure was measured twice using digital machine (OMRON) after an interval of 5 min. The data obtained were analyzed for percent prevalence, mean, standard deviation, and median.Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension was 49.1%; higher among male (56.0%) than female (41.9%). The prevalence of Stage I, Stage II, and isolated systolic hypertension was 30.7%, 18.8%, and 47%, respectively.Conclusion: Almost half of the elderly population in slums was hypertensive. Periodical health checkup and management through treatment and dietary and lifestyle modification is needed. 

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