Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory, Bo, Sierra Leone.
Ethn Dis. 2011 Spring;21(2):237-42.
To identify the prevalence of hypertension among adults in Bo, Sierra Leone.
Hypertension data were extracted from outpatient clinic records.
Mercy Hospital in urban Bo, Sierra Leone.
All nonpregnant outpatients aged -15 years seen at the outpatient clinic in 2009.
Prevalence of hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure > or = 140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure > or = 90 mm Hg.
Data from 3944 individuals were analyzed (mean age 38.7 years). The overall prevalence of hypertension among those aged > or = 15 years was 25.2%, with an age-adjusted prevalence of 19.6%. The prevalence of hypertension for participants aged > or = 20 years was 27.1%, with an age-adjusted prevalence of 23.6%. There were no significant differences in blood pressure by sex. The prevalence of hypertension increased significantly with age for both males and females (P < .001).
The prevalence of hypertension in Sierra Leone is consistent with the rates of hypertension observed in other parts of West Africa.
确定塞拉利昂博城成年人高血压的患病率。
高血压数据从门诊病历记录中提取。
塞拉利昂博城的仁慈医院。
2009 年在门诊就诊的所有非孕妇年龄在 15 岁及以上的患者。
高血压的患病率，定义为收缩压≥140mmHg 和/或舒张压≥90mmHg。
对 3944 人的数据进行了分析（平均年龄 38.7 岁）。年龄在 15 岁及以上的人群中高血压的总体患病率为 25.2%，经年龄校正后的患病率为 19.6%。年龄在 20 岁及以上的参与者中高血压的患病率为 27.1%，经年龄校正后的患病率为 23.6%。男女之间的血压没有显著差异。男性和女性的高血压患病率均随年龄显著增加（P<0.001）。
塞拉利昂的高血压患病率与西非其他地区观察到的高血压率一致。
