Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Blood Pressure and Elevated Blood Glucose among Residents of Kajiado County, Kenya

A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

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ID15510528
AuthorsAnita Nyaboke Ongosi (0000-0003-3160-5689, Kyoto University, corresponding author), Calistus Wilunda (0000-0002-6606-6534, African Population and Health Research Center), Patou Masika Musumari (0000-0002-8203-4532, Kyoto University), Teeranee Techasrivichien (0000-0001-8324-653X, Kyoto University), Chia-Wen Wang (0000-0002-5020-6395, National Taiwan University), Masako Ono-Kihara (Kyoto University), Masako Ono‐Kihara (Kyoto University), Charlotte A Serrem (0000-0003-0158-9876, University of Eldoret), Masahiro Kihara (0000-0002-1361-3928, Kyoto University), Takeo Nakayama (0000-0002-7918-6252, Kyoto University)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue19
Pages6957-6957
Publication date2020-09-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17196957
PMID32977566
OpenAlexW3088938992
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

Kenya is experiencing a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet data to inform effective interventions are limited. We investigated the prevalence of elevated blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and their determinants in a rapidly urbanizing area in Kenya. Data on socio-demographics, dietary and behavioural risk factors, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, blood glucose, plasma lipids and urinary biomarkers were collected from 221 men and 372 women (25-64 years). Multivariable logistic regression models assessed correlates of elevated blood pressure (EBP) and elevated blood glucose (EBG). Participants' mean age was 38.0. ± 11.1 years. The prevalence rates of pre-hypertension and hypertension were 49.0% and 31.6% in men and 43.7% and 20.1% in women, respectively, while those of pre-diabetes and diabetes were 8.4% and 8.0% in men and 11.6% and 7.4% in women, respectively. The prevalence of Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m 2 was higher in women (60.2%) than in men (39.7%). However, both the risk of EBP and EBG were stronger among men than among women. The high prevalence rates of EBP, EBG and overweight/obesity coupled with low physical activity and low fruit and vegetable intake predispose this population to a higher NCD risk. Interventions to mitigate this risk considering the sex differences are urgently required

Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Psychological intervention · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

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