Dyslipidaemia among Ghanaian migrants in three European countries and their compatriots in rural and urban Ghana: The RODAM study

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dc.contributor.authorMeeks Karlijn
dc.contributor.authorAddo Juliet
dc.contributor.authorOwusu-Dabo Ellis
dc.contributor.authorKlipstein-Grobusch Kerstin
dc.contributor.authorBahendeka Silver...et al
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T13:33:54Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T13:33:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis article is published by Elsevier and is also available at www.elsevier.com/locate/atherosclerosis
dc.description.abstractBackground and aims: African populations have a favourable lipid profile compared to European populations. However, the extent to which they differ between rural and urban settings in Africa and upon migration to Europe is unknown. We assessed the lipid profiles of Ghanaians living in rural- and urban-Ghana and Ghanaian migrants living in three European countries. Methods: We used data from a multi-centre, cross-sectional study among Ghanaian adults residing in rural- and urban-Ghana and London, Amsterdam and Berlin (n = 5482). Dyslipidaemias were defined using the 2012 European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Prevention. Comparisons between groups were made using age-stan dardised prevalence and prevalence ratios (PRs) with adjustments for important covariates. Results: In both sexes, the age-standardised prevalence of high total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL C) was lower in rural- than in urban-Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe. Adjusted PRs of high TC and LDL C were higher in urban-Ghana (TC PR = 2.15, 95%confidence interval 1.69–2.73) and Ghanaian migrant men (TC PR = 2.03 (1.56–2.63)) compared to rural-Ghana, but there was no difference between rural- and Ghanaian migrant women (TC PR = 1.01 (0.84–1.22)). High triglycerides levels were as prevalent in rural-Ghana (11.6%)
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationAtherosclerosis 284 (2019) 83-91
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.02.030
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14619
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherELSEVIER
dc.titleDyslipidaemia among Ghanaian migrants in three European countries and their compatriots in rural and urban Ghana: The RODAM study
dc.typeArticle
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