The 30-year cardiovascular risk profile of South Africans with diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, pre-diabetes or normoglycaemia: The Bellville, South Africa pilot study
dc.contributor.author | Matsha T.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hassan M.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kidd M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Erasmus R.T. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-12T08:21:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-12T08:21:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this pilot study was to assess the 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the South Africa population of mixed-ancestry in individuals with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, and undiagnosed and self-reported diabetes. Participants were drawn from an urban community of the Bellville South suburb of Cape Town. In total, 583 subjects without a history of CVD were eligible for lifetime CVD risk estimation. Gender-specific prediction for CVD risk was calculated using the 30-year CVD interactive risk calculator. High CVD risk (> 20%) was evident in normoglycaemic and younger subjects (under 35 years). The significant predictors of CVD were sibling history of diabetes, and triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin levels (p < 0.001). The high lifetime risk in normoglycaemic and younger subjects may be considered a warning that CVD might take on epidemic proportions in the near future in this country. We recommend the inclusion of education on CVD in school and university curricula. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa | |
dc.identifier.citation | 23 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 1 | |
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dc.identifier.issn | 19951892 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.5830/CVJA-2010-087 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20571 | |
dc.subject | Cardiovascular diseases | |
dc.subject | Diabetes mellitus | |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject | Obesity | |
dc.subject | South Africa | |
dc.title | The 30-year cardiovascular risk profile of South Africans with diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, pre-diabetes or normoglycaemia: The Bellville, South Africa pilot study | |
dc.type | Article |