Factors associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: Findings from the SIREN study.

ABSTRACT: Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) globally. Understanding risk factors for hypertension among individuals with matching characteristics with stroke patients may inform primordial/primary prevention of hypertension and stroke among them. This study identified the risk factors for hypertension among community-dwelling stroke-free population in Ghana and Nigeria. Data for 4267 community-dwelling stroke-free controls subjects in the Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network (SIREN) study in Nigeria and Ghana were used. Participants were comprehensively assessed for sociodemographic, lifestyle and metabolic factors using standard methods. Hypertension was defined as a previous diagnosis by a health professional or use o

SUBMITTER: Akpa OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature