Longitudinal Evaluation of Disease Prevalence in Impoverished Communities of Lima, Peru
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
- Enrollment
- 861
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Weight
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in disease prevalence over time in impoverished urban communities in Lima, Peru.
Detailed Description
The aim is to track the changes in disease prevalence of people living in impoverished urban communities in Lima over the next 10 years. Based on data collected in prior years and in an ongoing manner, Ohio University Global Health teams will be introducing interventions focused to positively impact disease states and trends in this population. The current focus is on chronic lifestyle related diseases and their precursors: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and overweight / obesity.
Investigators
David Drozek
Associate Professor
Ohio University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •minors age 12-17 presenting to the free community clinic, with a responsible adult who can give consent; minors will give assent.
- •consenting adults of any age who present to the clinic.
Exclusion Criteria
- •adults who are unable to give consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Weight
Time Frame: yearly for 10 years
weight in kilograms will be utilized to determine body mass index
Systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: yearly for 10 years
measured with a manual sphygmomanometer in millimeters of mercury
glycosylated hemoglobin
Time Frame: periodically over 10 years
measured in percent via fingerstick capillary blood and portable analyzer
Total cholesterol
Time Frame: periodically over 10 years
measured in percent via fingerstick capillary blood and portable analyzer
High density lipoprotein cholesterol
Time Frame: periodically over 10 years
measured in percent via fingerstick capillary blood and portable analyzer
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time Frame: yearly for 10 years
measured with a manual sphygmomanometer in millimeters of mercury
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Time Frame: periodically over 10 years
measured in percent via fingerstick capillary blood and portable analyzer
Triglycerides
Time Frame: periodically over 10 years
measured in percent via fingerstick capillary blood and portable analyzer
Secondary Outcomes
- Household hunger scale(yearly for 10 years)
- Patient Health Questionnaire - 4 (PHQ-4)(yearly for 10 years)
- Perceived Stress Scale(yearly for 10 years)
- Exercise vital sign(yearly for 10 years)
- Herth Hope Index(yearly for 10 years)
- 24 hour dietary recall(yearly for 10 years)