Cardiovascular Disease Profile of the Oldest Adults in Rural South Africa: Data from the HAALSI Study (Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies of INDEPTH Communities).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize the cardiovascular disease (CVD) profile of individuals aged 80 and older in rural South Africa.

Design

First wave of population-based longitudinal cohort.

Setting

Agincourt subdistrict (Mpumalanga Province) in rural South Africa.

Participants

Adults residents (N = 5,059).

Measurements

In-person interviews were conducted to obtain social, behavioral, economic, and clinical data. Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, high waist-to-hip ratio, overweight and obesity, high-risk high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, smoking, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and heart failure in individuals younger than 65, aged 65 to 79, and aged 80 and older were compared. Associations between self-reported treatments an

SUBMITTER: Jardim TV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417425 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature