Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Cameroonian Garrison

Support and Education Technic Centre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: STEPS and AUDIT questionnaires

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04315441

UJM_UDD_01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: The objective of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk of a Cameroonian military population and compare it to the cardiovascular risk of the neighboring civilian population.

Patients and methods: We will conduct a cross-sectional study that involved subjects aged from 18 to 58 years, recruited from October 2017 to November 2018 at the Fifth Military Sector Health Center in Ngaoundéré. Data collection and assessment was done according to World Health Organization STEPS manual for surveillance of risk factors of Non-communicable chronic diseases; and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Five cardiovascular risk factors were assessed, smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, obesity/overweight, hypertension and diabetes. Cardiovascular risk was considered high in subjects with three or more cardiovascular risk factors. Univariates analysis and multivariate logistic regression were carried out according to their indications.

Enrollment: 566 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 58 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• agree to participate,
• had to be aged between 18 and 58 years old,
• representing ages of enrollment and retirement for Cameroonian soldiers respectively.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

566 participants in 2 patient groups

Soldiers

Description:

any soldier who attended the Military Medical Center of Sector N°5 for the annual re-engagement medical visit during the period from January 1, 2017 to November 13, 2018.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: STEPS and AUDIT questionnaires

Civilians

Description:

The civilian populations were recruited from two free cardiovascular risk factors screening campaigns carried out from January 04, 2017 to January 10, 2017 and from November 12, 2018 to November 18, 2018

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: STEPS and AUDIT questionnaires