Newly detected hypertension in an Iranian population: an epidemiological study
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-129886
ABSTRACT
Background:
Early detection of undiagnosed hypertension may prevent or reduce the onset and progression of many diseases.Objective:
To investigate the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension in an Iranian population and its relation with socio-demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical factors.Methods:
Four thousand five hundred nineteen subjects, aged 15-65 years, were eligible for the study. They were entered into the study through the cluster sampling method.Results:
The overall prevalence of previously unknown hypertension was 24.2%. It was higher among urban dwellers who were poorly educated, married, and were manual laborers by occupation compared to other groups.Conclusion:
Poor literacy status as well socioeconomic conditions may be positively associated with hypertension. Undiagnosed hypertension can be lowered by increasing access to routine blood pressure measurement, pre-employment medical examination, and improvement of the health seeking behavior in these groups.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Artigo
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