National cross-sectional data on coexisting prehypertension and prediabetes among adults in Ecuador
Introduction The study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of coexisting prehypertension (PreHTN) and prediabetes (PreDM) among adults in Ecuador. Methods Cross-sectional data from the Ecuador STEPS 2018 survey were analyzed for 3608 persons, aged 18–69 years (median: 39; IQR: 2...
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| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Population Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.populationmedicine.eu/National-cross-sectional-data-on-coexisting-prehypertension-and-prediabetes-among,176547,0,2.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction
The study aimed to estimate the prevalence
and associated factors of coexisting prehypertension
(PreHTN) and prediabetes (PreDM) among adults in Ecuador.
Methods
Cross-sectional data from the Ecuador STEPS 2018
survey were analyzed for 3608 persons, aged 18–69 years
(median: 39; IQR: 25), who had complete blood glucose and
pressure data, were non-pregnant, without cardiovascular
disease, and responded to interview and physical and
biomedical measures.
Results
Of the 3608 individuals, 247 (6.5%) had
coexisting PreHTN and PreDM, 1353 (39.9%) had both
normoglycemia and normotension, 823 (23.2%) had
PreHTN only, and 321 (7.5%) had PreDM only. Compared
to the group with both normoglycemia and normotension,
older age (50–69 years), male sex, obesity, and elevated
total cholesterol (TC) increased the risk, while having
secondary education level decreased the risk of coexisting
PreHTN and PreDM. Furthermore, compared to the group
with both normoglycemia and normotension, older age
(50–69 years), male sex, being Afro-Ecuadorian/Mulato,
overweight, obesity, and elevated TC increased the risk, while
Amerindian ethnicity decreased the risk of PreHTN only.
Finally, compared to the group with both normoglycemia
and normotension, older age (50–69 years), and elevated TC
increased the risk, while being male, and secondary or higher
education level decreased the risk of PreDM only.
Conclusions
Almost one in ten adults in Ecuador had
coexisting PreHTN and PreDM, and several associated factors
were identified. |
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| ISSN: | 2654-1459 |