The Prevalence Of Hypertension And Its Associated Risk Factors In Two Rural Communities In Penang, Malaysia
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
; : 27-40, 2010.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-629315
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Hypertension is estimated to cause 4.5% of the global disease burden. The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is 32.2%.Objective:
To determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in two rural communities in Penang, Malaysia.Methods:
This cross sectional study was conducted among all consenting residents aged 18 years and above from two villages in Penang. Besides the baseline demographic information, blood pressure was measured using a manual sphygmomanometer according to the American Heart Association Guidelines.Results:
50 out of 168 people were hypertensive, giving a prevalence rate of 29.8%. 50.0% of those found with hypertension were undiagnosed and 48.0% of those who were diagnosed with hypertension had uncontrolled blood pressure. Logistic regression analysis showed that age, history of alcohol consumption and BMI were found to be independently associated with hypertension.Conclusions:
Age, education level, alcohol consumption and BMI are important risk factors associated with the prevalence of hypertension among the villagers. These risk factors are comparable to those reported in National Health and Morbidity Survery 2006 in Malaysia.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article