Predictors of Preventive Practices on Hypertension Among Adults in Ikoyi Nigeria
Tajudeen Olusegun Rasheed,
Abdulkareem Durosinlorun
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 5, September 2018
Pages:
64-69
Received:
8 September 2018
Accepted:
15 October 2018
Published:
9 November 2018
Abstract: Background: hypertension is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. But despite this fact, adult’s rarely gives deserved attention to preventive practices on hypertension. Objective: to examine the predictors of preventive practices on hypertension among adults in Ikoyi, Nigeria. Method: the survey was a descriptive and cross-sectional design, a random sampling technique was used to select N=149 adults from a cluster of the participants. A self-administered questionnaire with validity and reliability established was used to collect data on predictors that influence compliance with preventive practices on hypertension. Chi-square statistical model was used to test the stated hypotheses at p < 0.05. Results: the finding indicated that participants seldom checked their blood pressure unless on consultation in the health institutions. Variables’ such as age, gender, marital status, education attainment, knowledge of the risk factors and knowledge of complications of hypertension, were all predictors of preventive practices on hypertension except occupational status that was not significant at X2=11.6, df=4, p= 0.060 in this study. Conclusion: adult should not wait to attain definite age bracket or belong to a status before engaging in active preventive practices on hypertension considering the associated peril and complications of the disease.
Abstract: Background: hypertension is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. But despite this fact, adult’s rarely gives deserved attention to preventive practices on hypertension. Objective: to examine the predictors of preventive practices on hypertension among adults in Ikoyi, Nigeria. Method: the survey was a descriptive and cross-s...
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Association and Discriminatory Power of Abdominal Obesity for the Prevention of Sarcopenia and Vice Versa in Postmenopausal Women
Francisco José Gondim Pitanga,
Cristiano Penas Seara Pitanga,
Ronaldo Eugénio Calçada Dias Gabriel,
Carmem Cristina Beck,
Maria Helena Rodrigues Moreira
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 5, September 2018
Pages:
70-75
Received:
6 October 2018
Accepted:
19 October 2018
Published:
10 November 2018
Abstract: Both abdominal obesity and sarcopenia are associated with cardiometabolic disorders mainly in postmenopausal women. In addition, there appears to be a reverse association between abdominal obesity and sarcopenia. The objective of the study was to identify the association and the discriminatory power of abdominal obesity for the prevention of sarcopenia and vice versa in postmenopausal women. The sample includes 257 women with age 57,2 years, The abdominal obesity and the variables determinants of sarcopenia were assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis. The association of variables was been tested using logistic regression and the discriminatory power through Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) considering a confidence interval of 95%. The presence of abdominal obesity with the cutoff point of 153 cm² of visceral fat was discriminatory power for sarcopenia, as well as the musculoskeletal mass index with the cuttof point of 35,2% discriminated the absence of abdominal obesity. After adjusting for confounders it was observed still association between abdominal obesity and sarcopenia and association between musculoskeletal mass index and absence of abdominal obesity. The results of the study suggest that abdominal obesity discriminates and is associated with sarcopenia, such as musculoskeletal mass index discriminates the absence and is inversely associated whit of abdominal obesity in postmenopausal women.
Abstract: Both abdominal obesity and sarcopenia are associated with cardiometabolic disorders mainly in postmenopausal women. In addition, there appears to be a reverse association between abdominal obesity and sarcopenia. The objective of the study was to identify the association and the discriminatory power of abdominal obesity for the prevention of sarcop...
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