Why the study?
What is the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the Iranian adult population?
Population
68,250 Iranian adults aged 25-64 years who had two valid blood pressure readings from the 2005 National…
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
In a national survey of Iranian adults aged 25-64 years, approximately 25% had hypertension and 46% had prehypertension, with low rates of awareness (34%), treatment (25%), and control (24%).
Authors
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Highlights major gaps in hypertension awareness and control in Iran; leaves open effective strategies for improvement in similar settings.
Cross-Sectional (n=68,250)
Yes
What is the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the Iranian adult population?
Hypertension is highly prevalent in Iran (25%), but awareness, treatment, and control rates are unacceptably low, highlighting a major public health gap.
Esteghamati et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=68,250). In a national survey of Iranian adults aged 25-64 years, approximately 25% had hypertension and 46% had prehypertension, with low rates of awareness (34%), treatment (25%), and control (24%).