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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2017

Rates and risk factors of hypertension in adolescents and adults with sickle cell anaemia in Tanzania: 10 years' experience.

Abel Makubi, Bruno P Mmbando, Enrico M Novelli, Johnson Lwakatare, Deogratius Soka, Harvest Marik, Kemi Tibarazwa, Mariam Ngaeje, Charles R Newton, Mark T Gladwin and 1 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Abel MakubiSchool of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Bruno P MmbandoMuhimbili Wellcome Programme, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Enrico M NovelliDepartment of Medicine, Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Johnson LwakatareMuhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Deogratius SokaMuhimbili Wellcome Programme, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Harvest MarikMuhimbili Wellcome Programme, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kemi TibarazwaMuhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mariam NgaejeMuhimbili Wellcome Programme, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Charles R NewtonMuhimbili Wellcome Programme, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mark T GladwinJakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Julie MakaniSchool of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Muhimbili National Hospital · TZMuhimbili Orthopaedic Institute · TZMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

H3ABioNet: a sustainable African Bioinformatics Network for H3AfricaU41HG006941 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN · PI MULDER, NICOLA · 2012 to 2017
$14.8M
The Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO)U24HL135881 · NHLBI · MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY/ ALLIED HLTH SCIS · PI MAKANI, JULIE · 2017 to 2025
$5.3M
NHGRI NIH HHS U41 HG006941NHLBI NIH HHS U24 HL135881Wellcome Trust 080025Wellcome Trust 084538Wellcome Trust 093727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data on the magnitude and risk factors for hypertension in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) are limited. A retrospective analysis of individuals with SCA aged ≥15 years enrolled from 2004-2014 at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania was conducted to determine the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for hypertension. A total of 1013 individuals with SCA were analysed, of whom 571(56%) were females. The median age [interquartile range] was 17 [15-22] years. Four hundred and forty-one (44%) of the patients had relative hypertension [systolic blood pressure (SBP) 120-139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 70-89 mmHg], and 79 (8%) had hypertension (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg). The incidence of hypertension was 64/1000 person years of observation and the 5-year survival rate was 0·71 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0·67-0·75]. In multivariate analysis, age>18 years, Hazard ratio (HR) 1·50 (95% CI: 1·03-2·18); pulse pressure, HR 0·64 (95% CI: 0·42 to 0·98); pulse rate, 1·02 (95% CI: 1·01-1·03); body mass index (BMI), HR 1·08 (95% CI: 1·03-1·13); blood transfusion, HR 2·50 (95% CI: 1·01-6·21) and haemoglobin, HR 1·12 (95% CI: 1·05-1·33) were independently associated with hypertension. In conclusion, despite the younger age, hypertension in this population was higher than that reported in others studies. Age, BMI, pulse pressure and haemoglobin were independently associated with hypertension in SCA.

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AdolescentAnemia, Sickle CellBlood PressureFemaleHumansHypertensionIncidenceMalePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTanzaniaYoung Adulthypertensionincidenceprevalencesickle cellTanzania

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