Chernet, Afona, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Sydow, Veronique, Paris, Daniel H., Neumayr, Andreas, and Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2019) Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland. BMC Research Notes, 12 (668).

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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.

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Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1756-0500
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