Prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in Dharwad population: A cross-sectional study

The study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors. The study includes 9754 participants, out of which 6403 were found to be associated with hypertension. Among 6403 participants 27.75% were newly diagnosed with hypertension during examination. The present study s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kurjogi, Mahantesh M., Vanti, Gulamnabi L., Kaulgud, Ram S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Research Brief
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34695447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2021.10.006
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Sumario:The study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors. The study includes 9754 participants, out of which 6403 were found to be associated with hypertension. Among 6403 participants 27.75% were newly diagnosed with hypertension during examination. The present study showed, age as one of the significant risk factors for prevalence of hypertension. Further observations revealed that, the prevalence of hypertension was higher in alcohol-intake, tobacco-smoking/chewing participants and sedentary life style is also one of significant risk factor for hypertension. Overall increased rate of hypertension pose a biggest challenge for health sector in Dharwad district.

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