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Table 5 Characteristics of the 796 newly recruited patients in 57 NPC facilities.

From: Task shifting to non-physician clinicians for integrated management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Cameroon: a programme assessment at two years

Patient characteristics

 

Sex

Female 69%

Age in years (standard deviation)

60 (12)

Abdominal Obesity

52.3%

Patients with hypertension (n = 732)

 

   - WHO Grade 1 (140-159/90-99 mmHg)

25.2%

   - WHO Grade 2 (160-179/100-109 mmHg)

35.3%

   - WHO Grade 3 (≥ 180/110 mmHg)

39.5%

   - Hypertension and IFG

18.7%

Patients with diabetes (n = 144)

 

   - FPG 7-10.9 mmol/l

52.8%

   - FPG ≥ 11 mmol/l

47.2%

   - Co-morbidity with diabetes and hypertension

61.8%

  1. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 80 cm for women and ≥ 94 cm for men. FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; IFG: Impaired fasting glucose (5.6-6.9 mmol/l).