Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

Emmanuel Ato Williams

Publications

• Research Article
  Silent Crisis: Epidemic Hypertension in Rural West Africa
  Author(s): Emmanuel Ato Williams, Daniel Ansong, Stephen Alder, Lowell Scott Benson, Stephen James Campbell, Katherine MacDonald, Tadashi R Miya, Isaac Boakye, Joseph Marfo Boaheng, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Osei Asibey Owusu, Isaac Nyanor, Bernard Arhin and Ty Triston DickersonEmmanuel Ato Williams, Daniel Ansong, Stephen Alder, Lowell Scott Benson, Stephen James Campbell, Katherine MacDonald, Tadashi R Miya, Isaac Boakye, Joseph Marfo Boaheng, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Osei Asibey Owusu, Isaac Nyanor, Bernard Arhin and Ty Triston Dickerson
  
  Background: Hypertension is the commonest modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and a major preventable cause of premature mortality. The worldwide prevalence of hypertension will increase by more than half by 2025; almost three-quarters of people with hypertension will be living in developing countries by 2025. We set out to evaluate the burden and correlates of adult hypertension in a rural Ghanaian community. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 438 adults aged ≥35 in the Barekese sub-district (estimated population 18,510). Socio-demographic characteristics, modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, blood pressure (BP) and anthropometric measurements were collected using standardized protocols. Results: The proportion of hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension in the study .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000147

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