ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in blood pressure,
cardiovascular disease bio-chemical risk markers, physical activity and nutrition,
between an Urban (US) and Pastoral (PS) sample, in the context of the global
epidemiological transition taking place globally causing a shift in mortality and
morbidity from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases. A total of 133
adults from both samples meeting the inclusion criteria, were randomly recruited from
clusters in sub-locations, villages and homesteads from available demographic data
available from Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Kirisia and Kibera divisions in
Samburu and Nairobi, in Kenya. Data was collected using questionnaires, venipuncture,
blood pressure measurement and anthropometric measurements. Resulting data was
stratified and analyzed by locality, gender and age-category using SPSS V 11.5 and
computed in terms of percentages and frequencies. Chi-square test was used to test for
differences in proportions. Student t-test and ANOVA were used to compare means
where applicable and in cases where there were more than two means being compared.
The level of significance at 0.05 was used for the statistical tests. In case of significant
F-ratio, post-hoc analysis was done using DMRT. Stepwise multiple regression analysis
was used to identify predictors of cardiovascular disease, p-values
THEURI, G (2021). Differences In Cardiovascular Disease, Biochemical Risk Markers, Physical Activity And Nutrition Between An Urban And Pastoral Sample In Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/differences-in-cardiovascular-disease-biochemical-risk-markers-physical-activity-and-nutrition-between-an-urban-and-pastoral-sample-in-kenya
THEURI, GITAHI "Differences In Cardiovascular Disease, Biochemical Risk Markers, Physical Activity And Nutrition Between An Urban And Pastoral Sample In Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 26 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/differences-in-cardiovascular-disease-biochemical-risk-markers-physical-activity-and-nutrition-between-an-urban-and-pastoral-sample-in-kenya. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
THEURI, GITAHI . "Differences In Cardiovascular Disease, Biochemical Risk Markers, Physical Activity And Nutrition Between An Urban And Pastoral Sample In Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 26 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/differences-in-cardiovascular-disease-biochemical-risk-markers-physical-activity-and-nutrition-between-an-urban-and-pastoral-sample-in-kenya >.
THEURI, GITAHI . "Differences In Cardiovascular Disease, Biochemical Risk Markers, Physical Activity And Nutrition Between An Urban And Pastoral Sample In Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/differences-in-cardiovascular-disease-biochemical-risk-markers-physical-activity-and-nutrition-between-an-urban-and-pastoral-sample-in-kenya