The trend in blood pressure and hypertension prevalence in the general population of South Kivu between 2012 and 2016: Results from two representative cross-sectional surveys-The Bukavu observational study

PloS One
Philippe B KatchungaJean-René M'Buyamba-Kabangu

Abstract

Data on blood pressure trends are scarce or unavailable in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This work addresses this gap by analyzing the dynamics in the prevalence and control of hypertension in a cohort of Congolese adults in South Kivu. Two phases of data collection were conducted including a baseline at the beginning in 2012 and a follow up in 2016. The subjects were ≥ 18 years old living in urban (n = 4413) or rural areas (n = 6453). Hypertension was defined as a blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg and/or taking antihypertensive medications. The crude prevalence of hypertension was age-adjusted to the WHO population. Between 2012 and 2016, there was a significant increase in blood pressure (+2.5/+1.4 mmHg; p = 0.001), age standardized prevalence of hypertension [19.0% vs. 18.0%; OR = 1.05 (1.02-1.08); p<0.0001], and obesity (7.9% to 9.8%; p<0.0001) as well as the proportion of subjects > 60 years old (8.8% to 11.3%; p<0.0001) and those with tachycardia (10.5% to 14.4%; p<0.0001). The number of subjects under treatment of hypertension were statistically non-significant [16.1% vs. 14.3%; p = 0.29), but the level of control of hypertension was significantly reduced by 32.4% in 201...Continue Reading

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