Elevated blood pressure levels among 533 167 adults living in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Our findings suggest a steep age-related pattern of increasing BP levels in the region that will adversely affect millions of people within the 10-20 years without urgent intervention.
Authors
- Yih‐Kai Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-8145)
- Ana Olga Mocumbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-2860)
- Dike Bevis Ojji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-1988)
- Simon Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-8998)
- Karen S Sliwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8272-0911)
- Justin Beilby
- Albertino Antonio Moura Damasceno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0925-494X)
- Alexander Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-8580)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (MZ)
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)
- Torrens University Australia (AU)
- University of Abuja (NG)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf706
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council