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Pre-eclampsia as a predictor of early-onset cardiovascular impairment among you...
Turé, R; Damasceno, A; Rodrigues, A; Barai, E; Cissé, A; Sanca, G; Iafa, T; Jalo, W; Embalo, B; Dju, M; Iala, V; Lunet, N" Introduction: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related complication estimated to affect up to 8% of pregnancies worldwide. It is associated with an increased risk of postpartum sustained hypertension, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease and cardiovascular-related mortality. Nevertheless, these associations have seldom been addressed in younger women from sub-Saharan Afric...
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Wester...
Turé, R; Damasceno, A; Djicó, M; Lunet, NHypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In Guinea–Bissau there are no previous population-based hypertension surveys. Therefore, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure among adults living in Bissau. A sample (n = 973) of dwellers in Bissau, aged 18–69 years, was assembled through stratified and cluster sampl...
Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight and Obesity among Adults in Urban Bissau,...
Turé, R; Damasceno, A; Djicó, M; Lunet, NOverweight and obesity affect a large proportion of the population and are important causes of death in both developed and low- and middle-income countries. In Guinea-Bissau, there are no previous population-based studies assessing this phenomenon. Therefore, we aimed to quantify the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among adults in Bissau. A stratified and cluster sample of 935 adults was asse...