Abstract
Background:Hypertension is one of the major factors for high mortality of adults in Africa. However, complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as hypertension. Thus, prehypertension is considered as a new category of hypertension and a major risk factor for developing clinical hypertension relative to those with normotension, it has been linked with increased future risk of hypertension as well as cardiovascular diseases.Objectives:The objective of this review was to determine prevalence of prehypertension and describe the associated factors of prehypertension in Africa during the past 10 years.Methods:We did a systematic review using the databases PubMed/Medline, and search engine google scholar. We selected sources of publications and conducted an analysis of articles. Keywords in English were: prehypertension, high normal blood pressure, high blood pressure, elevated blood pressure, Africa. Keywords in french were: préhypertension artérielle, préhypertension, pression artérielle normale haute, pression artérielle normale, Afrique.Mesh terms were:Prehypertension, Africa.Results:Twenty-seven articles were selected. Prevalence of prehypertension ranged from 2.5% to 34% in children and adolescents. In adults, prevalence varied from 32.9% to 56.8%. Several factors were associated with prehypertension in Africa. These factors included: age; sex; lifestyle such as smoking, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, overweight and obesity. There were also cardiometabolic factors and few others factors which were associated with prehypertension.Conclusion:This review allowed us to observe that the prevalence of prehypertension was variable according to age of the population and prehypertension is associated with several factors.
Highlights
Annals of Global HealthIt is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people suffer from hypertension [1, 2]
Several factors were associated with prehypertension in Africa
Hypertension is a modifiable traditional risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and has attracted a lot of attention due to its high morbidity and mortality, complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as hypertension [5]
Summary
Annals of Global HealthIt is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people suffer from hypertension [1, 2]. Hypertension is a modifiable traditional risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and has attracted a lot of attention due to its high morbidity and mortality, complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as hypertension [5]. The positive relationship between blood pressure and cardiovascular risk has been demonstrated in patients with hypertension, and in individuals with high normal blood pressure [6]. Hypertension is one of the major factors for high mortality of adults in Africa. Complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as hypertension. Prehypertension is considered as a new category of hypertension and a major risk factor for developing clinical hypertension relative to those with normotension, it has been linked with increased future risk of hypertension as well as cardiovascular diseases
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