High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru
In order to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous Ashaninkas, with limited contact with Western culture, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 in five Ashaninka communities of the Junin region in the jungle of Peru. Individuals aged 35 or older were includ...
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| author | Candice Romero Carol Zavaleta Lilia Cabrera Robert H. Gilman J. Jaime Miranda |
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| description | In order to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous Ashaninkas, with limited contact with Western culture, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 in five Ashaninka communities of the Junin region in the jungle of Peru. Individuals aged 35 or older were included. 76 subjects were evaluated (average age 47.4 years old, 52.6 % women) corresponding to 43.2% of the eligible population. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.5% (CI 95%: 6.4-22.6) and the prevalence of obesity, according to body mass index, was 4% (CI 95%: 0-8.4). No differences were observed in gender or in blood pressure levels by age group. Compared with previous studies in non-indigenous people of the Peruvian jungle, the prevalence of high blood pressure was higher while the prevalence of obesity was lower. Our findings are a call to be aware of the situation of chronic non-communicable diseases in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-190bbbdd2b3a41c5a41c119533fc845d2022-12-22T03:46:52ZspaInstituto Nacional de SaludRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública1726-46341726-46422014-03-0131110.17843/rpmesp.2014.311.1111High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, PeruCandice Romero0Carol Zavaleta1Lilia Cabrera2Robert H. Gilman3J. Jaime Miranda4Área de Investigación y Desarrollo, A. B. PRISMA, Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano.Unidad Salud Indígena-Fundación Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.6 Departamento de Geografía, Universidad McGill. Montreal, Canadá. Médico cirujano.Área de Investigación y Desarrollo, A. B. PRISMA, Lima, Perú. enfermera, especialista en Salud Pública.Área de Investigación y Desarrollo, A. B. PRISMA, Lima, Perú. CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, EE. UU. médico, especialista en enfermedades infecciosas.CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. médico, magíster y doctor en Epidemiología.In order to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous Ashaninkas, with limited contact with Western culture, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008 in five Ashaninka communities of the Junin region in the jungle of Peru. Individuals aged 35 or older were included. 76 subjects were evaluated (average age 47.4 years old, 52.6 % women) corresponding to 43.2% of the eligible population. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.5% (CI 95%: 6.4-22.6) and the prevalence of obesity, according to body mass index, was 4% (CI 95%: 0-8.4). No differences were observed in gender or in blood pressure levels by age group. Compared with previous studies in non-indigenous people of the Peruvian jungle, the prevalence of high blood pressure was higher while the prevalence of obesity was lower. Our findings are a call to be aware of the situation of chronic non-communicable diseases in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon.https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/11hipertensiónpoblación indígenatransición de la saludtransición nutricionalobesidadenfermedad crónica |
| spellingShingle | Candice Romero Carol Zavaleta Lilia Cabrera Robert H. Gilman J. Jaime Miranda High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública hipertensión población indígena transición de la salud transición nutricional obesidad enfermedad crónica |
| title | High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru |
| title_full | High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru |
| title_fullStr | High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru |
| title_short | High blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of Junin region, Peru |
| title_sort | high blood pressure and obesity in indigenous ashaninkas of junin region peru |
| topic | hipertensión población indígena transición de la salud transición nutricional obesidad enfermedad crónica |
| url | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/11 |
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