Physical activity and obesity: is there a difference in association between the Asian- and African- Surinamese adult population?

Baldew, Se-Sergio; Diemer, Frederieke S.; Cornelissen, Véronique; Oehlers, G.P.; Brewster, Lizzy M.; Toelsie, Jerry R.; Vanhees, Luc

doi:10.1080/13557858.2017.1346187

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“…21 CVD is the major cause of death (28%) and several studies on CVD risk factors prevalence in Suriname, have shown a high and rising prevalence of these risk factors. 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 The Suriname Health Study, for instance, demonstrated a prevalence of 26% for HT, 14% for DM and approximately 30% of people between 55 and 64 years of age with three or more CVD risk factors. 28 , 29 This high prevalence of risk factors may result in a high CVD and HF burden.…”

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Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Risk Factors among the Multi-Ethnic Population from a Middle Income Country: The Suriname Heart Failure Studies

Sairras

Baldew

Hilst

et al. 2021

Journal of the National Medical Association

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Introduction Heart failure (HF) is an emerging epidemic with poor disease outcomes and differences in its prevalence, etiology and management between and within world regions. Hypertension (HT) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) are the leading causes of HF. In Suriname, South-America, data on HF burden are lacking. The aim of this Suriname Heart Failure I (SUHF–I) study, is to assess baseline characteristics of HF admitted patients in order to set up the prospective interventional SUHF-II study to longitudinally determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive HF management program in HF patients. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of Thorax Center Paramaribo (TCP) discharge data from January 2013-December 2015. The analysis included all admissions with primary or secondary discharge of HF ICD-10 codes I50-I50.9 and I11.0 and the following variables: patient demographics (age, sex, and ethnicity), # of readmissions, risk factors (RF) for HF: HT, diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, and left ventricle (LV) function. T-tests were used to analyze continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables. Differences were considered statistically significant when a p-value <0.05 is obtained. Results 895 patients (1:1 sex ratio) with either a primary (80%) or secondary HF diagnosis were admitted. Female patients were significantly older (66.2 ± 14.8 years, p < 0.01) at first admission compared to male patients (63.5 ± 13.7 years) and the majority of admissions were of Hindustani and Creole descent. HT, DM and smoking were highly prevalent respectively 62.6%, 38.9 and 17.3%. There were 379 readmissions (29.1%) and 7% of all admissions were readmissions within 30 days and 16% were readmissions for 31-365 day. IHD is more prevalent in patients from Asian descendant (52.2%) compared to African descendant (11.7%). Whereas, HT (39.3%) is more prevalent in African descendants compared to Asian descendants (12.7%). There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, ethnicity, LV function and RFs between single admitted and readmitted patients. Conclusion RF prevalence, ethnic differences and readmission rates in Surinamese HF patients are in line with reports from other Caribbean and Latin American countries. These results are the basis for the SUHF-II study which will aid in identifying the country specific and clinical factors for the successful development of a multidisciplinary HF management program.

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Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Risk Factors among the Multi-Ethnic Population from a Middle Income Country: The Suriname Heart Failure Studies

Sairras

Baldew

Hilst

et al. 2021

Journal of the National Medical Association

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“…These data from 1973 might aid in the understanding of the high cardiovascular risk burden recently reported in the randomly selected urban citizens participating in the Healthy Life in Suriname (HeliSur) study [1, 2]. In this study in the population of Paramaribo (N = 250.000 citizens, with a national population of 560.000), a random sample (n = 1800) of citizens aged 18–70 years was drawn in 2013 (n = 1157 included, mean age 42 years; 37% men; 40% of African ancestry and 43% of South Asian ancestry) [1, 2].…”

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“…In this study in the population of Paramaribo (N = 250.000 citizens, with a national population of 560.000), a random sample (n = 1800) of citizens aged 18–70 years was drawn in 2013 (n = 1157 included, mean age 42 years; 37% men; 40% of African ancestry and 43% of South Asian ancestry) [1, 2]. …”

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Historical data on cardiovascular health in Surinamese men

Brewster¹,

Brewster

2018

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ObjectivesCardiovascular risk factor burden was recently reported to be high in the Caribbean country Suriname. However, historical data for comparison were lacking. We report here rediscovered and hitherto unpublished aggregated data of what was apparently the first population study on measured blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular health in men in this country, assessed in 1973. Data had been collected to raise the awareness of the local population for cardiovascular disease risk.Data descriptionWe provide a table of the cardiovascular risk profile, including exercise, smoking, hypertension and diabetes of 243 Surinamese adult non-institutionalized men living in an urban setting in the capital Paramaribo in 1973. These data may help understand the cardiovascular risk factor escalation of the population in time as well as aid in projections of future cardiovascular disease in this middle income country.

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“…To our knowledge, there is only one other study that has examined the determinants of any weight problem in Suriname. More specifically, data from the Healthy Life in Suriname (HELISUR) study shows that the obesity prevalence ratio was significantly lower in participants meeting the WHO physical activity recommendations, in particular those regarding commuting and leisure time domains [ 19 ]. The authors discovered that active minutes/week and total volume of activity were negatively associated with obesity for all adults in the African-Surinamese members but not in the Asian-Surinamese population.…”

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Factors Associated With Being Overweight or Obese in Suriname

Khadan

Spencer

Strobl

et al. 2021

Int J Public Health

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Objective: To identify the socio-demographic risk factors that are associated with adult Body Mass Index.Methods: We apply probit and ordinal probit models to a sample of 3,803 adults aged 20 and above from the 2016/17 round of the Suriname Survey of Living Conditions.Results: Women, the elderly, and couples who are either married and/or living together are more likely to be obese or overweight. This is also true for individuals who have chronic illnesses. We also find that individuals who engage in a sport or in other forms of exercise, even if modest, have lower odds of being overweight or obese. Interestingly, our findings indicate that individuals who benefit from government social safety net programs are less likely to be associated with being overweight or obese.Conclusion: Obesity could become a serious public health issue if not addressed appropriately. Policymakers should promptly develop a national strategy to help health care systems cope with the outcomes of obesity and to tackle the risk factors that have the greatest impacts on individual Body Mass Index.

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Physical activity and obesity: is there a difference in association between the Asian- and African- Surinamese adult population?

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Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Risk Factors among the Multi-Ethnic Population from a Middle Income Country: The Suriname Heart Failure Studies

Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Risk Factors among the Multi-Ethnic Population from a Middle Income Country: The Suriname Heart Failure Studies

Historical data on cardiovascular health in Surinamese men

Factors Associated With Being Overweight or Obese in Suriname

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