BMC Research Notes
Volume 12, Issue 1, 2019

Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland (Article) (Open Access)

Chernet A.* , Probst-Hensch N. , Sydow V. , Paris D.H. , Neumayr A. , Labhardt N.D.
  • a Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • b Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • c Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • d Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • e Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • f Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, Basel, 4002, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Abstract

Objective: For the past 10 years, refugees from Eritrea represented the majority of asylum seekers in Switzerland. However, data on their health status remains limited. In this cross-sectional survey followed by a 1-year cohort study, we screened newly arrived Eritrean refugees for cardiovascular risk factors at arrival and 1-year post registration. Results: Among 107 participants (88.8% male; median age 25, 9 (9%) had a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2, one (1%) had elevated blood pressure, one (1%) had diabetes, 19% smoked and two (2%) had a low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ≥ 4.1 mmol/l. Among the 48 participants (5 females, 43 males) followed, there were no significant changes in cardiovascular risk profile 1 year post-arrival. © 2019 The Author(s).

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Migration Refugees Switzerland Eritrea CVD risk factors

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073722008&doi=10.1186%2fs13104-019-4715-0&partnerID=40&md5=1f06788a682fc6db35373c5db4c70af9
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4715-0
ISSN: 17560500
Original Language: English