GHAIA: The cardiovascular risk profile and the health care seeking behaviour among Ghanaians in Amsterdam

• Conditions: Hypertension; Metabolic Syndrome; 10001474; 10057166

• Registration Number: NL-OMON34744
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers aged 18 years and older.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Blood pressure: systolic BP, diastolic BP, prehypertension and hypertension and<br /><br>use of anti-hypertensive medications.<br /><br>Lipids: self-reported dyslipidemia and self-reported use of medications.<br /><br>Blood parameters that are indicative of cardiovascular health, e.g. total<br /><br>cholesterol, LDL-, HDL cholesterol levels, Triglyceride levels.<br /><br>Diabetes mellitus: self-reported diabetes and self-reported use of insulin and<br /><br>tablets.<br /><br>Blood parameters indicative of diabetes, e.g. glucose, HbA1c, insulin.<br /><br>Urinary values indicative of kidney function.<br /><br>Anthropometrics: height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference,<br /><br>waist-hip ratio, overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>* Migration related factors: ethnicity, generation level, duration of residence<br /><br>in Netherlands, acculturation level, migration history<br /><br>* Demographic factors: age, sex, marital status.<br /><br>* Socio-economic factors: education level, income level, employment status.<br /><br>* Lifestyle factors: Dietary habits, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use,</p><br>