Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study
BackgroundNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. They were responsible for 40 million of the 57 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2016. In Cameroon, epidemiological studies have been devoted to NCDs and their risk factors. However, none provides specific inform...
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| author | Bell Ngan, Williams Essama Eno Belinga, Lawrence Essam Nlo'o, Alain Serges Patrick Roche, Frederic Goethals, Luc Mandengue, Samuel Honoré Bongue, Bienvenu |
| author_facet | Bell Ngan, Williams Essama Eno Belinga, Lawrence Essam Nlo'o, Alain Serges Patrick Roche, Frederic Goethals, Luc Mandengue, Samuel Honoré Bongue, Bienvenu |
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| description | BackgroundNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. They were responsible for 40 million of the 57 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2016. In Cameroon, epidemiological studies have been devoted to NCDs and their risk factors. However, none provides specific information on their extent or the distribution of their risk factors within the Cameroonian defense forces.
ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk of a Cameroonian military population compared with that of its neighboring civilian population.
MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study that involved subjects aged 18 to 58 years, recruited from October 2017 to November 2018 at the Fifth Military Sector Health Center in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Data collection and assessment were done according to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s STEPS manual for surveillance of risk factors for chronic NCDs and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Five cardiovascular risk factors were assessed: smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, obesity/overweight, hypertension, and diabetes. The risk was considered high in subjects with 3 or more of the factors. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were carried out according to their indications.
ResultsOur study sample of 566 participants included 295 soldiers and 271 civilians of the same age group (median age 32 years versus 33 years, respectively; P=.57). The military sample consisted of 31 officers and 264 noncommissioned officers (NCOs). Soldiers were more exposed to behavioral risk factors than civilians, with a prevalence of smoking of 13.9% versus 4.4% (P<.001) and excessive alcohol consumption of 61.7% versus 14.8% (P<.001). They also presented with a higher cardiovascular risk than civilians (odds ratio 2.7, 95% CI 1.50-4.81; P<.001), and among the military participants, the cardiovascular risk was higher for officers than for NCOs (51.6% versus 14.0%, respectively; P<.001).
ConclusionsCameroonian soldiers are particularly exposed to cardiovascular behavioral risk factors and consequently are at higher risk of NCDs.
Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04315441; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04315441 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92dfc12c2aba45fc8b3e4dbcc7b75a652022-12-21T21:04:54ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Formative Research2561-326X2020-11-01411e1856710.2196/18567Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational StudyBell Ngan, WilliamsEssama Eno Belinga, LawrenceEssam Nlo'o, Alain Serges PatrickRoche, FredericGoethals, LucMandengue, Samuel HonoréBongue, BienvenuBackgroundNoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. They were responsible for 40 million of the 57 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2016. In Cameroon, epidemiological studies have been devoted to NCDs and their risk factors. However, none provides specific information on their extent or the distribution of their risk factors within the Cameroonian defense forces. ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk of a Cameroonian military population compared with that of its neighboring civilian population. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study that involved subjects aged 18 to 58 years, recruited from October 2017 to November 2018 at the Fifth Military Sector Health Center in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Data collection and assessment were done according to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s STEPS manual for surveillance of risk factors for chronic NCDs and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Five cardiovascular risk factors were assessed: smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, obesity/overweight, hypertension, and diabetes. The risk was considered high in subjects with 3 or more of the factors. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were carried out according to their indications. ResultsOur study sample of 566 participants included 295 soldiers and 271 civilians of the same age group (median age 32 years versus 33 years, respectively; P=.57). The military sample consisted of 31 officers and 264 noncommissioned officers (NCOs). Soldiers were more exposed to behavioral risk factors than civilians, with a prevalence of smoking of 13.9% versus 4.4% (P<.001) and excessive alcohol consumption of 61.7% versus 14.8% (P<.001). They also presented with a higher cardiovascular risk than civilians (odds ratio 2.7, 95% CI 1.50-4.81; P<.001), and among the military participants, the cardiovascular risk was higher for officers than for NCOs (51.6% versus 14.0%, respectively; P<.001). ConclusionsCameroonian soldiers are particularly exposed to cardiovascular behavioral risk factors and consequently are at higher risk of NCDs. Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04315441; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04315441http://formative.jmir.org/2020/11/e18567/ |
| spellingShingle | Bell Ngan, Williams Essama Eno Belinga, Lawrence Essam Nlo'o, Alain Serges Patrick Roche, Frederic Goethals, Luc Mandengue, Samuel Honoré Bongue, Bienvenu Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study JMIR Formative Research |
| title | Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study |
| title_full | Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study |
| title_short | Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study |
| title_sort | surveillance of cardiovascular risk factors in the fifth military sector health center ngaoundere cameroon observational study |
| url | http://formative.jmir.org/2020/11/e18567/ |
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