Hipertensión arterial y obesidad en indígenas asháninkas de la región Junín, Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Candice Romero (0000-0001-8051-4068, Proteogenomics Research Institute for Systems Medicine, corresponding author), Carol Zavaleta, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo (0000-0003-4969-8959, McGill University), Lilia Cabrera (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Robert H Gilman (0000-0002-9037-0712, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), J Jaime Miranda (0000-0002-4738-5468, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-83 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2014.311.11 |
| PMID | 24718530 |
| OpenAlex | W1940637662 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
In order to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous Ashaninkas, with limited contact with Western culture, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 in five Ashaninka communities of the Junin region in the jungle of Peru. Individuals aged 35 or older were included. 76 subjects were evaluated (average age 47.4 years old, 52.6 % women) corresponding to 43.2% of the eligible population. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.5% (CI 95%: 6.4-22.6) and the prevalence of obesity, according to body mass index, was 4% (CI 95%: 0-8.4). No differences were observed in gender or in blood pressure levels by age group. Compared with previous studies in non-indigenous people of the Peruvian jungle, the prevalence of high blood pressure was higher while the prevalence of obesity was lower. Our findings are a call to be aware of the situation of chronic non-communicable diseases in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon
Amazon rainforest · Biology · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Environmental health · Geography · Indigenous · Jungle · Obesity · Population · Traditional medicine · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine · Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.36 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |