Clinical characteristics and risk factors of relative systemic hypertension and hypertension among sickle cell patients in Cameroon

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of relative systemic hypertension and hypertension among sickle cell patients in Cameroon

Increased blood pressure (BP) has been associated with higher risk of stroke and mortality in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). We investigated risk factors associated with Relative Systemic Hypertension (RSH) or systemic hypertension in SCD patients in Cameroon. Using R, Multivariate multinomial logistic...

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Main Authors: Arthemon Nguweneza, Valentina Josiane Ngo Bitoungui, Khuthala Mnika, Gaston Mazandu, Victoria Nembaware, Andre P. Kengne, Ambroise Wonkam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
relative hypertension
hypertension
risk factors
sickle cell disease
Cameroon
Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.924722/full

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