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11.7 mm HgSystolic blood pressure dropped by 11.7 mm Hg between baseline and final visits.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2009Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)europe_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00165.x

56.6 %Hypertension prevalence among Bamileke in Cameroon was 56.6% [95% CI 49.4–63.8].

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

40 %In 2010, high blood pressure was the leading risk factor for deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes in every region, causing more than 40% of worldwide deaths from these diseases.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artérielle · maladie rénale chronique · maladies cardiovasculairesobserved 2010published 2014The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinologyeurope_pmcdocument of 28 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2213-8587(14)70102-0

3.3 %Hypertension prevalence among Pygmies in Cameroon was 3.3% [95% CI 0.4–6.2].

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

11 %Each kg/m² higher BMI was associated with 11% higher odds of hypertension.

Camerounhypertension artérielle · obésitépublished 2017BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

59 %Globally, 59% of women and 49% of men with hypertension reported a previous diagnosis of hypertension in 2019.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 2019published 2021Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

9 %Each centimeter higher waist circumference was associated with 9% higher odds of hypertension.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2017BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

5 %Age-adjusted prevalence of blood pressure ≥160/95 mmHg or its treatment rose from 5% in rural Cameroon to 17% in urban Cameroon, 21% in Jamaica, and 29% in Caribbeans in Britain.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2001Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1097/00004872-200101000-00006

60.9 %Among patients with type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of diagnosed hypertension was 60.9% in wave 1 and 66.2% in wave 7.

Cameroundiabète de type 2 · hypertension artériellepublished 2021Diabetologiaeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

40.4 %The age-standardized prevalence of hypertension alone was 40.4% (95% CI: 34.7 to 46.1) among men in a semi-urban population in Bafoussam, Cameroon.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 2012published 2014BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 24 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-696

12.1 %The age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was 12.1% in urban women in Cameroon.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 1998International journal of epidemiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1093/ije/27.2.181

The prevalence of hypertension in Cameroon increased by twofold to fivefold between 1994 and 2003.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 1994 to 2003published 2010Journal of epidemiology and community healtheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1136/jech.2008.086355

9.2 odds_ratioThere was an association between diabetes and hypertension (OR 9.2 [95% CI: 5.0–16.9]).

Cameroundiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artériellepublished 2017BMC health services researcheurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2197-0

17.1 %Hypertension prevalence in the South subnational region of Cameroon was 17.1% [95% CI 9.9–44.2].

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

10.2 %The control rate of hypertension among treated patients was 10.2% according to the ADA/JNC 7 goal.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2007Diabetes research and clinical practiceeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

88 %Sub-optimal blood pressure control (>140/90 mmHg) on treatment reached 88% in European women.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2001Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1097/00004872-200101000-00006

3.3 %The age-standardized treatment rate for coincident hypertension and diabetes was 3.3% among men in a semi-urban population in Bafoussam, Cameroon.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artérielleobserved 2012published 2014BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 24 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-696

86.4 %The age-standardized treatment rate for hypertension alone was 86.4% among men in a semi-urban population in Bafoussam, Cameroon.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 2012published 2014BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 24 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-696

18 %Among patients with type 1 diabetes diagnosed with hypertension, angiotensin II receptor blocker use increased from 18.0% in wave 1 to 30.6% in wave 7.

Cameroundiabète de type 1 · hypertension artériellepublished 2021Diabetologiaeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

1 mm_Hg_per_decadeGlobally, between 1980 and 2008, systolic blood pressure decreased by 1.0 mm Hg per decade in women.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 1980–2008published 2011Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 10 observations

50.4 %Fifty-seven (50.4%) of the patients with diabetes had hypertension.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artérielleobserved 2019published 2022The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

5.4 %The age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was 5.4% in rural men in Cameroon.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 1998International journal of epidemiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1093/ije/27.2.181

15.1 %Among hypertensive participants in Cameroon, 15.1% [95% CI 10.6–19.6] were taking antihypertensive medications.

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

34.3 %Hypertension prevalence among men in Cameroon was 34.3% [95% CI 30.0–38.6].

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

23 %Control rates among people with hypertension in 2019 were 23% for women and 18% for men.

Camerounhypertension artérielleobserved 2019published 2021Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

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