Hypertension in older adults in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is the leading driver of cardiovascular disease deaths in Africa. Its prevalence is highest in older populations. Yet, this group has received little attention in many African countries. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration: CRD42017056474) to estimate the prevalence of hypertension in older adults living in Africa.

Methods

We searched grey literature and major electronic databases including PubMed and Embase for population-based studies and published between 1 January 1980 to 28 May 2018 reporting the prevalence of hypertension for adults aged ≥50 years living in Africa. We employed a random effects model to estimate the pooled prevalence across included studies.

Findings

We screened 10,719 articles and ret

SUBMITTER: Bosu WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6450645 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature