Double Burden of Poverty and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Low-Resource Communities in South Africa

Author:

Oldewage-Theron Wilna,Grobler Christa

Abstract

Limited studies evaluating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk (CVR) in resource-poor black communities in South Africa (SA), exist. The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the prevalence of CVR in a cross-sectional studies in randomly selected low income children, adults and elderly in Gauteng, Free State and Eastern Cape, SA. The test panel of CVR markers included: anthropometry, lipid profile, blood pressure, fibrinogen, high sensitive–C–reactive protein (HS–CRP), homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate, glucose and dietary intakes. The main findings indicated high CVR with prevalence of overweight/obesity, Hypertension, hyperhomocysteinaemia, increased fibrinogen and HS-CRP, as well as low intakes of dietary fibre, vitamins B6 and B12, folate and polyunsaturated- and monounsaturated fatty acids, and high intakes of dietary sodium, saturated and trans fatty acids, and added sugars. Multiple CVR factors are present among all the communities. It can thus be concluded that a double burden of poverty and risk of CVD exists across the different age groups and geographical locations in these resource-poor communities.

Publisher

IntechOpen

Reference166 articles.

1. Bradshaw D, Nanna N, Pillay-van Wyk V, Laubscher R, Groenewald P, Dorrington RE. Burden of disease in South Africa: Protracted transitions driven by social pathologies. South African Medical Journal. 2019;109(11 Suppl 1):69-76. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109illb.14273

2. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Towards measuring the extent of food security in South Africa: an examination of hunger and food adequacy. 2019. Pretoria: Stats SA.

3. Koch J. The food security policy context in South Africa. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth. 2019. Available from: https://ipcig.org/pub/IPCCountryStudy21.pdf [Accessed 2020-12-10]

4. Wight V, Kaushal N, Waldfoge, J, Garfinkel I. Understanding the link between poverty and food insecurity among children: Does the definition of poverty matter? Journal of Children and Poverty. 2014;20(1), 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/10796126.2014.891973

5. Walsh CM, van Rooyen FC. Household FS and Hunger in Rural and Urban Communities in the Free State Province, South Africa. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 2015;54(2):118-137. DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2014.964230

Cited by 1 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献 订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3