Distribution of Cardiovascular Risk Among Diabetic Patients in Kumasi

Shiako Joshua Tei; Dassah Ebenezer; Adu-Gyamfi Adwoa Agyemang; Brenyah Joseph Kwasi

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Distribution of Cardiovascular Risk Among Diabetic Patients in Kumasi

Shiako Joshua Tei, Dassah Ebenezer, Adu-Gyamfi Adwoa Agyemang, Brenyah Joseph Kwasi

Published in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 7, Issue 3)

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Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Cardiovascular risk scores are reliable tools used to predict an individual’s chance of developing a cardiovascular event. This study assesses the distribution of cardiovascular risk among diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic in a district hospital in Kumasi. This is a hospital-based cross-sectional study among 94 diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. Data collected includes sociodemographic information, anthropometry, medical history and lipid profile which were then used to compute the cardiovascular risk score using the pooled cohort equation (PCE) and WHO non-laboratory scoring tools. The average risk score was 13.5% [CI 95: 10.8 – 16.1] according to the PCE tool and 7.2% [CI 95: 6.2 – 8.1] according to the WHO non-laboratory risk scoring tool. The PCE categorised 52.1%, 25.5% and 22.3% as low, moderate and high risk respectively whiles the WHO non-lab categorised 78.7% and 21.3% as low and moderate risk respectively, with no one at high risk. Majority of our study participants were at low risk of developing a cardiovascular event in 10-years according to both tools. There was significant difference between the pooled cohort equation and WHO non-lab risk scoring calculators.

Published in	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ccr.20230703.11
Page(s)	50-56
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Cardiovascular Risk, Pooled Cohort Equation, WHO Non-Laboratory, Diabetic Patients, Kumasi

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Shiako Joshua Tei

School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Dassah Ebenezer

School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Adu-Gyamfi Adwoa Agyemang

Department of Internal Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Brenyah Joseph Kwasi

School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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