The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles

Stringhini, Silvia; Viswanathan, Bharathi; Gédéon, Jude; Paccaud, Fred; Bovet, Pascal

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.064

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The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles

ContributorsStringhini, Silvia; Viswanathan, Bharathi; Gédéon, Jude; Paccaud, Fred; Bovet, Pascal

Published inInternational Journal of Cardiology, vol. 168, no. 2, p. 1201-1206

Publication date2013

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and several cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVRFs) and to assess whether this association has changed over a 15-year observation period. Methods: Three independent population-based surveys of CVRFs were conducted in representative samples of all adults aged 25-64 years in the Seychelles, a small island state located east to Kenya, in 1989 (N=1081), 1994 (N=1067) and 2004 (N=1255).

Keywords

Adult
Alcohol Drinking/economics/epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis/economics/epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies/methods
Developing Countries/economics
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity/diagnosis/economics/epidemiology
Risk Factors
Seychelles/epidemiology
Smoking/economics/epidemiology
Social Class

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STRINGHINI, Silvia et al. The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles. In: International Journal of Cardiology, 2013, vol. 168, n° 2, p. 1201–1206. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.064

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PID : unige:157403
DOI : 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.064
PMID : 23206526

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