Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose
Conditions
Interventions
Lifestyle education pamphlet
Lifestyle intervention
Sponsors
VLIR
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) age from 40-65 years, 2) willingness to participate in the screening programme 3) high normal blood pressure determined as a seating resting systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure of 80-89 mmHg, and/or a fasting glucose level between 6 and 6.9 mmol/l and 4) agree to participate over a 36-month period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: all previous diagnosis of heart diseases; previous diagnosis of hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes; Unstable pulmonary disease; History of alcoholism, drug abuse, or other psychiatric problems that are likely to limit compliance to the study; Orthopedic or rheumatologic disease (i.e. severe rheumatoid arthritis); Already enrolled in clinical research trial, and having kidney disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducation in systolic blood pressure;Reduction in blood glucose levels | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, body composition;lipid levels: total cholesterol, LDL and HDL, triglycerides; blood lipid profiles;behavioural measures: diet, physical activity, tobacco, alcohol, weight, stress | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactSupa Pengpid
Professor/University of Limpopo
Outcome results
None listed