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BioMed Central, Cardiovascular Diabetology, 1(8), p. 34

DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-8-34

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Divergent fifteen-year trends in traditional and cardiometabolic risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the Seychelles

Journal article published in 2009 by Pascal Bovet ORCID, Sarah Romain, Conrad Shamlaye, Shanti Mendis, Roger Darioli, Walter Riesen, Luc Tappy, Fred Paccaud
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Abstract Objective Few studies have assessed secular changes in the levels of cardiovascular risk factors (CV-RF) in populations of low or middle income countries. The systematic collection of a broad set of both traditional and metabolic CV-RF in 1989 and 2004 in the population of the Seychelles islands provides a unique opportunity to examine trends at a fairly early stage of the "diabesity" era in a country in the African region. Methods Two examination surveys were conducted in independent random samples of the population aged 25–64 years in 1989 and 2004, attended by respectively 1081 and 1255 participants (participation rates >80%). All results are age-standardized to the WHO standard population. Results In 2004 vs. 1989, the levels of the main traditional CV-RF have either decreased, e.g. smoking (17% vs. 30%, p