Adejumo Esther Ngozi, Adefoluke Jolaoluwa Dorcas, Adejumo Olusola Adedeji, Enitan Seyi Samson, Ladipo Oluwakemi Anike
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2020 Apr-Jun;27(2):127-131. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_189_19.
Globally, the death rate arising from the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is high. This study assessed the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) among staff of the Babcock University.
This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Weight, height, waist circumference and blood pressure measurements were taken. Venous blood was collected for glucose and lipid profile analysis after an overnight fast. The prevalence of smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, general and abdominal obesity were determined.
A total of 140 participants were recruited into the study. The average age of the participants was 41.7 ± 9.4 years. The male: female ratio was 1:0.8. About 24% of the participants had no CRF, but 24.3%, 27.1%, 16.4% and 10% had 1, 2, 3 and 4 CRFs, respectively. Majority had abdominal obesity (48.6%) and dyslipidaemia (47.1%). The prevalence of hypertension, obesity and smoking was 32.9%, 31.4% and 11.4%, respectively. None of the participants had diabetes mellitus. More males smoked cigarette (20% vs. 0%) and had hypertension (50% vs. 10%) than that of females (P < 0.001), but a higher proportion of females (63.3% vs. 37.5%) had abdominal obesity (P = 0.002).
The prevalence of CRFs among the apparently healthy staff of the Babcock University was high. Urgent measures are needed to prevent the development of CVD in this population.
在全球范围内，心血管疾病（CVDs）的死亡率很高。本研究评估了巴布科克大学工作人员中心血管危险因素（CRFs）的患病率。
这是一项描述性横断面研究。测量了体重、身高、腰围和血压。空腹过夜后采集静脉血进行血糖和血脂分析。确定了吸烟、高血压、糖尿病、血脂异常、全身肥胖和腹型肥胖的患病率。
共有140名参与者被纳入研究。参与者的平均年龄为41.7±9.4岁。男女比例为1:0.8。约24%的参与者没有心血管危险因素，但分别有24.3%、27.1%、16.4%和10%的参与者有1个、2个、3个和4个心血管危险因素。大多数人有腹型肥胖（48.6%）和血脂异常（47.1%）。高血压、肥胖和吸烟的患病率分别为32.9%、31.4%和11.4%。没有参与者患有糖尿病。吸烟（20%对0%）和患高血压（50%对10%）的男性比女性多（P<0.001），但腹型肥胖的女性比例更高（63.3%对37.5%）（P=0.002）。
巴布科克大学看似健康的工作人员中心血管危险因素的患病率很高。需要采取紧急措施来预防该人群中心血管疾病的发生。
