Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic level among public-sector workers in Angola

Bibliographic Data

ID15375010
AuthorsDaniel Pires Capingana (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, corresponding author), Pedro Magalhães (0000-0003-2382-6422, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Amílcar B T Silva (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Amílcar BT Silva, Mauer Gonçalves (0000-0001-7937-7430, Agostinho Neto University), Mauer AA Gonçalves, Marcelo Perim Baldo (0000-0002-7673-3580, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Sérgio Lamêgo Rodrigues (0000-0002-7988-0535, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Cristóvão CF Simões (Agostinho Neto University), Albano Vicente Lopes Ferreira (0000-0002-4225-707X, Agostinho Neto University), Albano VL Ferreira, José Geraldo Mill (0000-0002-0987-368X, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo)
Year2013
Volume13
Issue1
Pages732-732
Publication date2013-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-13-732
PMID23924306
PMCIDPMC3751069
OpenAlexW2017066896
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited28

The results of this study suggest the existence of a high prevalence of multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease in apparently healthy public-sector workers in Angola. The workers in lower socioeconomic groups had higher incidences of hypertension, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy

Anthropometry · Biostatistics · Cholesterol · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Hypertriglyceridemia · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Triglyceride · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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