BIOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRICAL CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES ON STUDENTS OF A UNIVERSITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Objective: to find out the prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities and dyslipidemia potentially predictive of sudden cardiac death among students. Design and method: To do this we conducted a cross sectional descriptive study on regularly registered students by doing an electrocardiogram and a lipid profile. Results: Of the 170 participants included the majority were female (67,7%) and the median age was 21year. 77,1% were sedentary, the most practiced physical activity was soccer. Overweight and obesity were represented at 6,5% and 0,6% respectively, 17,1% had blood pressure above the norm and 3,5% had blood sugar level above 1,26 g/L. The prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities was 55,9%, sinus arrythmia was the most represented with a prevalence of 31,2%. Conclusions: We found a non negligeable prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities and dyslipidemia.