Burden of cardiometabolic risk factors and preclinical target organ damage among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a community-based health-screening survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs), target organ damage (TOD) and its associated factors among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Design

This community-based cross-sectional study used a stratified multistage random sampling method to recruit adult participants.

Setting

The health screening study was conducted between October 2019 and October 2021 in Western Area Urban, Sierra Leone.

Participants

A total of 2394 adult Sierra Leoneans aged 20 years or older were enrolled.

Outcome measure

Anthropometric data, fasting lipid profiles, fasting plasma glucose, TOD, clinical profiles and demographic characteristics of participants were described. The cardiometabolic risks were further related to TOD.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Russell JBW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature