Open AccessHypertension and overweight/obesity in Ghanaians and Nigerians living in West Africa and industrialized countries
Author(s) -
Yvonne CommodoreMensah,
Laura Samuel,
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb,
Charles Agyemang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000061
Subject(s) - nigerians , overweight , medicine , obesity , developed country , environmental health , developing country , public health , risk factor , demography , population , economic growth , nursing , sociology , political science , law , economics
There is a growing prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in West Africa and among its migrants to industrialized countries. Despite this, no study has reviewed CVD risk factor prevalence among West Africans in Africa and industrialized countries.