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RESEARCH PAPER
Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of cardiovascular disease in Sudan
1
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, Sudan
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Sudan Medical Specialization Boards, Khartoum, Sudan
Submission date: 2015-05-01
Acceptance date: 2017-10-02
Online publication date: 2018-02-02
Publication date: 2019-11-15
Corresponding author
Hassan H Musa
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sci., University of Khartoum, Madani Street, Khartoum, Khartoum State 00249, Sudan. Tel.: +249906547116.
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sci., University of Khartoum, Madani Street, Khartoum, Khartoum State 00249, Sudan. Tel.: +249906547116.
Pol. Ann. Med. 2018;25(1):11-16
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The burden of cardiovascular disease states is stabilizing innhigh-income countries, and it continues to rise in low-to-middle-income countries.
Aim:
The aim of the study was to explore the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Sudan.
Material and methods:
This is a prospective cross-sectional study consisted of 123 patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
Results and discussion:
In total, 60.97% were females, most were 61–70-year-old, 65.85% were living in urban area and 60.66% were from northern Sudan. Physical inactivity was common for 92.68% of patients, tobacco and alcohol were used by 12.19% and 1.63% of patients, respectively. The prevalence of ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, endomyocardial fibrosis, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and angina were 57.72%, 32.52%, 4.88%, 17.89%, 9.76% and 16.26%, respectively. The prevalence of risk factors for developing heart diseases stroke, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and kidney disease were 3.25%, 27.64%, 44.72% and 8.13%, respectively. Most patients have family history of heart attack 12.19%, angina 13.01%, stroke 3.25%, diabetes mellitus 37.39% and hypertension 43.90%. The anthropometric measures body weight (kg), BMI and waist-to-hip ratio were 72.32 ± 1.42, 43.87 ± 0.79 and 1.05 ± 0.06, respectively.
Conclusions:
The results conclude that there is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Sudan, and the risk factors were strongly influenced by clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of the population.
The burden of cardiovascular disease states is stabilizing innhigh-income countries, and it continues to rise in low-to-middle-income countries.
Aim:
The aim of the study was to explore the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Sudan.
Material and methods:
This is a prospective cross-sectional study consisted of 123 patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
Results and discussion:
In total, 60.97% were females, most were 61–70-year-old, 65.85% were living in urban area and 60.66% were from northern Sudan. Physical inactivity was common for 92.68% of patients, tobacco and alcohol were used by 12.19% and 1.63% of patients, respectively. The prevalence of ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, endomyocardial fibrosis, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and angina were 57.72%, 32.52%, 4.88%, 17.89%, 9.76% and 16.26%, respectively. The prevalence of risk factors for developing heart diseases stroke, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and kidney disease were 3.25%, 27.64%, 44.72% and 8.13%, respectively. Most patients have family history of heart attack 12.19%, angina 13.01%, stroke 3.25%, diabetes mellitus 37.39% and hypertension 43.90%. The anthropometric measures body weight (kg), BMI and waist-to-hip ratio were 72.32 ± 1.42, 43.87 ± 0.79 and 1.05 ± 0.06, respectively.
Conclusions:
The results conclude that there is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Sudan, and the risk factors were strongly influenced by clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of the population.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The study was supported by a grant from the Department of
Scientific Research, Ministry of Higher Education, Sudan.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
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