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• TITLE: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Congo-Brazzaville Pygmies

  AUTHORS: Simplice Innocent Moussouami, Eddie Janvier Bouhika, Florent Nsompi, Jean Michel Bazaba Kayilou, François Mbemba, Alphonse Massamba

  KEYWORDS: Cardiovascular Risk, Determinants, Prevalence, Pygmy Congo

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol.6 No.7, July 7, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and determinants of overall cardiovascular risk among the pygmies of Congo Brazzaville. Methods: Cross-analysis of anthropometric data, clinical and laboratory 273 indigenous subjects including 54 patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 183 without CVD, aged 29 to 69 years. The cardiovascular risk stratification table WHO/ISH 2003 was used to assess overall cardiovascular risk level. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the independent determinants of cardiovascular risk using the global left ventricular hypertrophy as a marker. Results: Fifty-four subjects had cardiovascular disease (CVD), including 31 women (36.7%). They were aged 51.9 ± 12.4 years (p