ReviewInternational journal of hypertension2016
Determinants of Mean Blood Pressure and Hypertension among Workers in West Africa.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hypertension prevalence and associated factors among bank workers in Africa, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Determinants of systemic hypertension in older adults in Africa: a systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2019Pooled it
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- Sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants of blood pressure in adult Nigerians.International health · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension among university staff: a cross-sectional study at the University of Juba, South Sudan.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
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- Prevalence, risks factors, and control of hypertension in Guinean older adults in 2021: a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Work environment and hypertension in industrial settings in Benin in 2019: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- The burden and treatment of non-communicable diseases among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Attributes of hypertension among industrial workers in Northern India - An alarming signal.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Multilevel modeling, prevalence, and predictors of hypertension in Ghana: Evidence from Wave 2 of the World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health.Health science reports · 2021Article
- Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2021Article
- Gender differences in quality of life, physical activity, and risk of hypertension among sedentary occupation workers.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease as a Marker of Hypertension Target Organ Damage in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of hypertension · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, and Its Associated Factors Among Health-care Workers, Teachers, and Bankers in Arusha City, Tanzania.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Blood Pressure Indices and Associated Risk Factors in a Rural West African Adult Population: Insights from an AWI-Gen Substudy in Ghana.International journal of hypertension · 2020Article
- Prevalence of hypertension among office workers in a multi-national company in the Niger-Delta with the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guidelines.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background. This review was undertaken to estimate the mean blood pressure and evaluate its determinants as well as the determinants of hypertension among workers in West Africa. Methods. In a follow-up to an earlier study, a systematic search for articles published between 1980 and August 2015 was undertaken using major databases. Results. A total of 55 articles involving 34,919 different cadres of workers from six countries were retrieved. The mean systolic blood pressure (BP) ranged from 116.6 ± 1.3 mmHg to 151.7 ± 13.6 mmHg while the mean diastolic BP ranged from 69.6 ± 11.0 mmHg to 97.1 ± 9.1 mmHg. Population-wide prehypertension was common. The major determinants of mean BP and hypertension were similar and included male sex, older age group, higher socioeconomic status, obesity, alcohol consumption, plasma glucose, and sodium excretion. Ethnicity and educational level were inconsistently associated with hypertension. Workers at higher risk of cardiovascular event did not perceive themselves as such. Conclusion. The prevailing mean prehypertensive BP, low perception of risk, and clustering of risk factors call for interventions such as healthy diets, improved physical activity, and a favourable work environment. Successful models for improving the cardiovascular health of sedentary informal sector workers in Africa are urgently needed.
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