Hamida F, Atif M-L, Temmar M, Chibane A, Bezzaoucha A, Bouafia M-T
Département de médecine, faculté de médecine, université Saad Dahlab de Blida, 9000 Blida, Algérie.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2013 Jun;62(3):172-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2013.04.008. Epub 2013 Apr 19.
El-Menia is an oasis located in the middle of Algerian Sahara. The drinking water in this oasis has low sodium content. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of hypertension, to describe the metabolic characteristics of population study and to assess the factors associated with blood pressure levels.
A cross sectional study was conducted in 2010. Subjects (n=722) were selected from individuals aged 40 years or older by random cluster sampling. Blood pressure measurements, combined with a clinical questionnaire, and standard blood samples for the detection of dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus, were collected.
Sixty-seven percent of subjects were females and 18% were black. The mean age was 58.5 ± 13.2 years. The prevalence of hypertension was 50.2%: 49.7% in females and 51.3% in males. The factors associated with presence of hypertension following a logistic multivariate regression were age, skin colour, waist circumference, and plasma glucose. The treatment and control of hypertension were 41% and 20% respectively.
The prevalence oh hypertension was high in this oasis and the rate of treatment control was low. Our findings suggest that appropriate healthcare should be given to hypertensive subjects, including a better information on hypertension.
埃尔-梅尼亚是位于阿尔及利亚撒哈拉沙漠中部的一片绿洲。这片绿洲的饮用水钠含量较低。本研究的目的是估计高血压的患病率，描述研究人群的代谢特征，并评估与血压水平相关的因素。
2010年进行了一项横断面研究。通过随机整群抽样从40岁及以上的个体中选取受试者（n = 722）。收集血压测量值、临床问卷以及用于检测血脂异常和糖尿病的标准血样。
67%的受试者为女性，18%为黑人。平均年龄为58.5±13.2岁。高血压患病率为50.2%：女性为49.7%，男性为51.3%。多因素逻辑回归分析显示，与高血压存在相关的因素有年龄、肤色、腰围和血糖。高血压的治疗率和控制率分别为41%和20%。
该绿洲高血压患病率较高，治疗控制率较低。我们的研究结果表明，应给予高血压患者适当的医疗保健，包括提供更多关于高血压的信息。
