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SUBMITTER: Ongosi AN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7579460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ongosi Anita Nyaboke AN Wilunda Calistus C Musumari Patou Masika PM Techasrivichien Teeranee T Wang Chia-Wen CW Ono-Kihara Masako M Serrem Charlotte C Kihara Masahiro M Nakayama Takeo T
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200923 19
Kenya is experiencing a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet data to inform effective interventions are limited. We investigated the prevalence of elevated blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and their determinants in a rapidly urbanizing area in Kenya. Data on socio-demographics, dietary and behavioural risk factors, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, blood glucose, plasma lipids and urinary biomarkers were collected from 221 men and 372 women (25-64 years). Multi ...[more]