Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Farmers in French Guiana in 2018—A Screening Program

Amélie Martinot, Antoine Adenis, Paul Brousse, Yoland Govindin, Cyril Rousseau, Nadia Thomas, Mathieu Nacher and Timothee Bonifay ()
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Amélie Martinot: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Antoine Adenis: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Paul Brousse: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Yoland Govindin: Mutualité Sociale Agricole de Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Cyril Rousseau: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Nadia Thomas: Centre Régional de Coordination des Dépistages des Cancers, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Mathieu Nacher: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Timothee Bonifay: Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: Context: There is a general health decline among farmers and the leading cause of death in this population remains cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The situation is similar in the Guianese general population, with a preoccupying increase in CV diseases. However, there are no data on farmers’ health. Methods: A cross-sectional study analyzed data from the “Novembre Vert” action conducted in 2018 in French Guiana. Beneficiaries and farmers affiliated to the Mutualité Sociale Agricole who completed the survey were included. The objective was to assess their CV risk. Results: 603 farmers were included. The sex-ratio was 1.6 and the median age was 52. Over 70% of the participants had a Body Mass Index ≥ 25, with a greater risk of obesity in the female population. High blood pressure (HBP) affected 53.1% of farmers and 80.1% were diagnosed during screening. About 13.5% had diabetes. Overall, 27% of participants were at high or very high CV risk. CV risk was 3 times greater in men. Conclusion: HBP (53.1%), obesity (30.3%) and diabetes (13.5%) prevalence are particularly worrying and underline the importance of policies to reduce cardiovascular morbimortality among farmers.

Keywords: farmers; cardiovascular risk; public health; French Guiana; cross-sectional study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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