ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2018
Cardiovascular Disease Profile of the Oldest Adults in Rural South Africa: Data from the HAALSI Study (Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies of INDEPTH Communities).
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- Prevalence and correlates of obesity among the oldest old. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2022Pooled it
- Longitudinal Studies of Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review, Limitations, and Recommendations in Preparation of Projected Aging Population.Innovation in aging · 2024Review
- Significant Improvement in Blood Pressure Levels Among Older Adults With Hypertension in Rural South Africa.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2023Article
- Echocardiographic and Electrocardiographic Abnormalities Among Elderly Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in Rural South Africa.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2021Article
- Chronic multimorbidity among older adults in rural South Africa.BMJ global health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo characterize the cardiovascular disease (CVD) profile of individuals aged 80 and older in rural South Africa.
designFirst wave of population-based longitudinal cohort.
settingAgincourt subdistrict (Mpumalanga Province) in rural South Africa.
participantsAdults residents (N = 5,059). MEASUREMENTS: In-person interviews were conducted to obtain social, behavioral, economic, and clinical data. Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, high waist-to-hip ratio, overweight and obesity, high-risk high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, smoking, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and heart failure in individuals younger than 65, aged 65 to 79, and aged 80 and older were compared. Associations between self-reported treatments and determinants of hypertension treatment in those aged 80 and older were assessed using multivariable regression.
resultsOf 5,059 individuals included, 549 (10.8%) were aged 80 and older, and their CVD prevalence was 17.9% (stroke 3.8%, myocardial infarction 0.5%, angina pectoris 13.5%, heart failure 0.7%). Hypertension prevalence in this group was 73.8%, and along with angina pectoris, it increased with age (p<.001), whereas overweight and obesity (46.4%), dyslipidemia (39.1%), and smoking prevalences (3.1%) decreased (p<.001). Hypertension treatment was significantly associated with being aged 80 and older (odds ratio (OR)=1.48; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.14-1.92, p=.003). Male sex (OR=0.73, 95% CI=0.66-0.88, p=.001), being an immigrant (OR=0.80, 95% CI=0.65-0.98; p=.03), higher socioeconomic status (OR=1.28, 95% CI=1.06-1.53, p=.009), and higher depression score (OR=1.12, 95% CI=1.05-1.19, p<.001) were associated with hypertension treatment in those aged 80 and older.
conclusionThis is the first study to characterize the CVD profile of individuals aged 80 and older in sub-Saharan Africa and provides baseline data for comparison with future studies in this rapidly growing age group. J Am Geriatr Soc 66:2151-2157, 2018.
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