Diabetes, Hypertension, Overweight and Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
Cross-sectional survey of all adults residing in two defined geographical regions in urban Lilongwe and rural Karonga District. Participants were interviewed, had anthropometric measures taken, and had fasting blood specimens taken.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention
Sponsors
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* all adults over 18 self-identifying as normally resident in the pre-defined geographical areas
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| What is the true burden of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidaemia? | By end of 2018 | Prevalence of hypertension (BP \<140/90 or self-report of antihypertensive use), diabetes (fasting blood glucose \>7.0 or self-report history of diabetes), and hyperlipidaemia |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| What is the prevalence of known risk factors - notably smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol, salt, and saturated fat intake? | By end of 2020 | Description of prevalence of known risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidaemia. Dietary salt intake is estimated both by how long a defined quantity of salt is reported to last in a household on average, and from spot urine sodium specimens. |
| Is infection, notably HIV infection or its therapy, associated with increased risk of NCDs? | By end of 2020 | Description of HIV infection and its therapy in relationship to hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidaemia |
Countries
Malawi
Outcome results
None listed