GHAIA: The cardiovascular risk profile and the health care seeking behaviour among Ghanaians in Amsterdam

GHAIA: The cardiovascular risk profile and the health care seeking behaviour among Ghanaians in Amsterdam - GHAIA study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON34744

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-06-18

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

Hypertension Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers aged 18 years and older.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure: systolic BP, diastolic BP, prehypertension and hypertension and use of anti-hypertensive medications. Lipids: self-reported dyslipidemia and self-reported use of medications. Blood parameters that are indicative of cardiovascular health, e.g. total cholesterol, LDL-, HDL cholesterol levels, Triglyceride levels. Diabetes mellitus: self-reported diabetes and self-reported use of insulin and tablets. Blood parameters indicative of diabetes, e.g. glucose, HbA1c, insulin. Urinary values indicative of kidney function. Anthropometrics: height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity.	—

Measure

Time frame

Blood pressure: systolic BP, diastolic BP, prehypertension and hypertension and use of anti-hypertensive medications. Lipids: self-reported dyslipidemia and self-reported use of medications. Blood parameters that are indicative of cardiovascular health, e.g. total cholesterol, LDL-, HDL cholesterol levels, Triglyceride levels. Diabetes mellitus: self-reported diabetes and self-reported use of insulin and tablets. Blood parameters indicative of diabetes, e.g. glucose, HbA1c, insulin. Urinary values indicative of kidney function. Anthropometrics: height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
* Migration related factors: ethnicity, generation level, duration of residence in Netherlands, acculturation level, migration history * Demographic factors: age, sex, marital status. * Socio-economic factors: education level, income level, employment status. * Lifestyle factors: Dietary habits, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use,	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results