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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are showing an increasing trend worldwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic may interrupt or delay NCD care, the leading cause of mortality in Thailand, which is hosting 2–3 million migrant workers. The transition of epidemiological risk factors, limited access...

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Autores principales: Aung, Thin Nyein Nyein, Shirayama, Yoshihisa, Moolphate, Saiyud, Lorga, Thaworn, Jamnongprasatporn, Warunyou, Yuasa, Motoyuki, Aung, Myo Nyein
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329196
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063511
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author Aung, Thin Nyein Nyein
Shirayama, Yoshihisa
Moolphate, Saiyud
Lorga, Thaworn
Jamnongprasatporn, Warunyou
Yuasa, Motoyuki
Aung, Myo Nyein
author_facet Aung, Thin Nyein Nyein
Shirayama, Yoshihisa
Moolphate, Saiyud
Lorga, Thaworn
Jamnongprasatporn, Warunyou
Yuasa, Motoyuki
Aung, Myo Nyein
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description Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are showing an increasing trend worldwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic may interrupt or delay NCD care, the leading cause of mortality in Thailand, which is hosting 2–3 million migrant workers. The transition of epidemiological risk factors, limited access to health-promoting activities, and pandemic containment measures may adversely impact NCD risks. Therefore, hypertension and associated risk factors were determined among registered Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with structured questionnaires was conducted in Thailand in 2017. Having hypertension was analyzed as a dependent variable, and the associated risk factors were explored by binary logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 414 participants with a mean age of 29.45 ± 9.03 years were included, and 27.8 percent of the study participants were hypertensive, which was a rate higher than that in their host country (24.7%) and country of origin (26.4%). An older age, being male, current alcohol drinking, and being overweight and obese with reference to the body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusions: Our findings reaffirmed the idea that NCDs are important public health concerns, and a simple BMI measurement would be a valuable tool with which to determine hypertension risks. Targeted surveillance and an appropriate health policy are necessary for such a vulnerable population in Thailand.
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spelling pubmed-89557302022-03-26 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand Aung, Thin Nyein Nyein Shirayama, Yoshihisa Moolphate, Saiyud Lorga, Thaworn Jamnongprasatporn, Warunyou Yuasa, Motoyuki Aung, Myo Nyein Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are showing an increasing trend worldwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic may interrupt or delay NCD care, the leading cause of mortality in Thailand, which is hosting 2–3 million migrant workers. The transition of epidemiological risk factors, limited access to health-promoting activities, and pandemic containment measures may adversely impact NCD risks. Therefore, hypertension and associated risk factors were determined among registered Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with structured questionnaires was conducted in Thailand in 2017. Having hypertension was analyzed as a dependent variable, and the associated risk factors were explored by binary logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 414 participants with a mean age of 29.45 ± 9.03 years were included, and 27.8 percent of the study participants were hypertensive, which was a rate higher than that in their host country (24.7%) and country of origin (26.4%). An older age, being male, current alcohol drinking, and being overweight and obese with reference to the body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusions: Our findings reaffirmed the idea that NCDs are important public health concerns, and a simple BMI measurement would be a valuable tool with which to determine hypertension risks. Targeted surveillance and an appropriate health policy are necessary for such a vulnerable population in Thailand. MDPI 2022-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8955730/ /pubmed/35329196 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063511 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Shirayama, Yoshihisa
Moolphate, Saiyud
Lorga, Thaworn
Jamnongprasatporn, Warunyou
Yuasa, Motoyuki
Aung, Myo Nyein
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title_full Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title_fullStr Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title_short Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand
title_sort prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among myanmar migrant workers in thailand
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329196
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063511
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