Ikeme A C, Pole D J, Pobee J O, Larbi E, Blankson J, Williams H
Trop Geogr Med. 1978 Sep;30(3):313-29.
In a medical survey of an urban population in Ghana, abnormal cardiovascular findings were present in 25% of the population aged from 15 to 64 years. This was largely due to hypertension and to cardiomegaly of obscure origin. The prevalence of valvular heart disease was comparatively low. Abnormal cardiovascular findings were commonest in the lowest third of the socio-economic stratum and next most frequent in the highest third. Abnormal findings were not related to smoking or drinking habits; these seem to be only marginally important in the population at present.
在加纳一个城市人口的医学调查中，15至64岁的人群中有25%存在心血管异常发现。这主要归因于高血压和不明原因的心脏扩大。瓣膜性心脏病的患病率相对较低。心血管异常发现在社会经济阶层最低的三分之一人群中最为常见，其次在最高的三分之一人群中最为频繁。异常发现与吸烟或饮酒习惯无关；目前这些在该人群中似乎仅具有微不足道的重要性。
