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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in 2019 in the adult population of Mayotte.

Lucinda CalasMarion SubirosMarc RuelloYoussouf HassaniAmélie GabetMarion AngueOdile PointeauValérie OliéClémence Grave
Published in: European journal of public health (2022)
The prevalence of hypertension remains high in Mayotte, where certain risk factors like obesity are particularly common in the population. Awareness, treatment and control remain insufficient. Primary prevention measures, access to a healthy food, and screening and treatment of hypertension should be encouraged by targeting the most affected populations.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • blood pressure
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss
  • adipose tissue
  • weight gain
  • skeletal muscle
  • climate change
  • replacement therapy
  • genetic diversity