Marianne A B van der Sande|Robin L. Bailey|Hannah Faal|Winston Banya|Paul Dolin|Ousman Nyan|S. M. Ceesay|Gijs Walraven|Gordon Johnson|Keith P. W. J. McAdam
Nationwide prevalence study of hypertension and related non?communicable diseases in The Gambia
MRC Unit the Gambia|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|MRC Unit the Gambia|MRC Unit the Gambia|National Institute for Health Research|University of London|MRC Unit the Gambia|MRC Unit the Gambia|MRC Unit the Gambia|National Institute for Health Research|University of London|MRC Unit the Gambia
prevalence hypertension diabetes obesity gambia assessed 1 population sample 6048 adults 15 years age 572 95 subjects hypertensive according criteria diastolic blood pressure dbp 95 mmhg andor systolic blood pressure sbp 160 mmhg 325 54 dbp 95 mmhg 39 23 dbp 105 mmhg 428 71 sbp 160 mmhg less conservative criteria dbp 90 mmhg andor sbp 140 mmhg 242 subjects hypertensive prevalence hypertension similar major ethnic groups urban rural communities age obesity risk factors hypertension female sex additional risk factor diastolic hypertension several communities prevalence diastolic hypertension double national rate significant community clustering diastolic hypertension p 001 confirmed monte carlo methods genetic andor localized environmental factors diet schistosoma haematobium infection may involved 140 23 subjects obese obesity associated female sex increasing age urban environment nonmanual work diastolic hypertension 14 03 subjects found diabetic hypertension appears prevalent gambia substantial population risk developing target organ damage studies delineate risk appropriate interventions reduce needed