Presenter: Fanka Tanlaka Marcel.

(HND -Nursing, clinical Perfusionist)

Cardiac Centre – Shisong Hospital

Tel: (+237) 675-355-599

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are common diseases that coexist at a greater frequency than chance alone would predict. Hypertension in the diabetic individual markedly increases the risk and accelerates the course of cardiac diseases.

Method: A clinical randomized progressive study was conducted on 138 patients amongst those who were freely screened at the cardiac centre of Shisong Hospital from all parts of Cameroon during the celebration of the World Hypertension, Diabetic and Heart day’s celebrations. This was on May 17^th, September 29^th and November 14^th 2017 respectively. Data was collected on body measurements and Body mass Index (BMI), arm circumference and waist circumference were calculated to predict the risk of developing HTN and DM II as risk factors of cardiovascular pathologies.

Results: BMI demonstrated that 39.8% of the population are overweight, 14.4% were Obesity stage 1, 8.9 % at Obesity stage 2 and 1.3% at Obesity stage3. According to arm circumference, 39.9% and 34.1% showed abnormal values and elevated risks respectively.. Waste circumference on the other hand should that 21.7%, 21.6% and 4.3% were respectively at risk, obesed and very high risk.

Conclusion: Although the three indicators gave varied results, the common evidence proved that our population is fast growing towards a stage of developing HTN, DMII and other cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac health awareness is a great necessity by the health care system of Cameroon.

Key words: anthropometry, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus