[Ageing and chronic diseases in Senegal. A comparison between rural (Ferlo) and urban (Dakar) populations]. / Vieillissement et pathologies chroniques au Sénégal. Comparaison entre des populations vivant en milieu rural (Ferlo) et urbain (Dakar).
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
; 108(1): 25-31, 2015 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25256252
The objectives of this study were: to compare the prevalence of hypertension, overweight and obesity in rural (Ferlo) and urban (Dakar) Senegalese populations aged 50 and over. The survey was conducted on individuals aged 50 and older living in the rural area (N=478) and in the urban area (N=220). We have collected data about age, gender, marital status, education level, and knowledge, treatment of hypertension, height, weight and blood pressure. We have observed that overweight and obesity were more prevalent in the urban area (Dakar) than in the rural one (Ferlo). The risk of overweight or obesity decreased when age increased, and women had weight problems more often than men. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was lower in rural area (55.86%) than in Dakar (66.36%), but increased at an older age. However, the logistic regression showed that these increased proportion of hypertension in Dakar is linked to the more important proportion of overweight and obese people in this area. Moreover, rates of knowledge, treatment and control of hypertension are particularly low in the rural area of Senegal. In conclusion, age-associated diseases should be better managed in Senegal, particularly in rural areas.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Población Urbana
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Envejecimiento
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Enfermedad Crónica
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Francia