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Prevalence and factors associated with inadequate intake of fruits and vegetabl...
Morais, Humberto; Cupessala, Vizé Preciosa; Pedro, João Mário; Brito, Miguel; Gonçalves, Mauer A. A.Background: The World Health Organization recommends a minimum intake of 400 g or five servings of Fruits and Vegetables (FVs) per day for the prevention of chronic diseases. Objective: The present study aims to describe the prevalence and factors associated with inadequate FV intake in a sample of Angolan adults who participated in the CardioBengo study. Methods: It is a subset analysis of CardioBengo, a commu...
Influence of cigarette smoking on the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Bal...
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelBackground: Tobacco use accelerates atherosclerosis and is one of the predictors of death from ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden death. A new non-invasive parameter, the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance (iCEB) between depolarization and repolarization of the action potential, was considered a new biomarker for the identification of patients at increased arrhythmic risk....
Prevalence of major and minor electrocardiographic abnormalities and their rela...
Gonçalves, Mauer A. A.; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelAims: To identify the prevalence of major and minor electrocardiographic abnormalities and their association with the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a population in the province of Bengo, northern Angola. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted and a representative random sample stratified by sex and age was selected. In total, 2379 black individuals were included in the ...
Electrocardiographic findings in pregnant women in Angola
Gonçalves, Mauer A. A.; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelBackground: Studies on the electrocardiogram findings in African pregnant women are limited. There is no information available in the literature on the electrocardiographic parameters of pregnant Angolan women. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe electrocardiographic findings in women with normal pregnancies in Bengo Province, Angola. Methods: This is a community-based study with a cross-sectional...
Prevalência de fibrilhação auricular na Província do Bengo, Angola: resultados ...
Gonçalves, Mauer A. A.; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelIntrodução: A fibrilhação auricular é a arritmia sustentada mais comum na população adulta com significado clínico, representando um importante problema de saúde pública. Não existe na literatura dados publicados acerca da prevalência da fibrilhação auricular em Angola. Objetivo: O presente estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de determinar a prevalência de fibrilhação auricular numa população do Bengo, uma prov...
Normal limits of the electrocardiogram in Angolans
Gonçalves, Mauer; Pedro, João Mário; Silva, Carina; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, MiguelIntroduction: Studies on the normal electrocardiogram limits in African populations are limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is no literature describing normal ECG limits in Angolans. Objectives: The aim of this study is to establish the normal ECG limits for adult Angolans, without established heart disease, stratified by gender and age. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed, involving 217...
Cardiovascular risk assessment in Angolan adults: a descriptive analysis from C...
Pedro, João Mário; Brito, Miguel; Barros, HenriqueFrom a community-based survey conducted in Angola, 468 individuals aged 40 to 64 years and not using drug therapy were evaluated according to the World Health Organisation STEPwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance. Using data from tobacco use, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol levels, we estimated the 10-year risk of a fatal or nonfatal major cardiovascular event and compu...
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, diabetes and hype...
Pedro, João Mário; Brito, Miguel; Barros, HenriqueObjectives: To estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia in an Angolan population aged 15 to 64 years and to determine relationships with sociodemographic, behavioural and anthropometric characteristics. Methods: A total of 2 354 individuals were assessed for behavioural, sociodemographic and physical characteristics in a cross-sectional, comm...
Gender and socio-demographic distribution of body mass index: the nutrition tra...
Pedro, João Mário; Brito, Miguel; Barros, HenriqueThis cross-sectional survey with 2357 subjects aged 15 to 64 years from a rural-urban community in Bengo Province, Angola, aimed to evaluate the gender differences in the prevalence of body mass index categories and how socio-demographic characteristics influence it. Women presented a significantly higher prevalence of obesity (10.5% versus 2.8%) but the underweight frequency was similar to men (10.2% versus 12...
Epidemiologic transition in northern Angola: discussion of cumulative results f...
Fançony, Cláudia; Pedro, João Mário; Brito, MiguelThe 41 years of armed conflict (1961 to 2002) resulted in a poor development of the health care and education infrastructures, and forced the relocation of people to safer places, namely major urban cities like Luanda. This phase was characterized by typical demographic, nutritional and epidemiological profiles. With the end of this period Angola has been repeatedly ranked as one of the three fastest growing ec...