Key result
Among 10,040 Kurdish adults in Iran, the prevalence of hypertension was 15.7%, with 80.7% awareness, 73.2% receiving treatment, and 53.3% achieving blood pressure control.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a major public health issue in Iran, prompting investigation into its prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and associated determinants in a Kurdish population.
Cross-Sectional (n=10,040)
No
In a Kurdish settlement in Iran, the prevalence of hypertension was 15.7%, with relatively high rates of awareness, treatment, and control compared to previous national studies.
Relatively high control rates in this Kurdish cohort extend regional data; leaves open generalizability to other Iranian populations.
Hypertension is a public health issue in Iran. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, and to explore their determinants among 10,040 Kurdish adults from Ravansar Non-Communicable Disease (RaNCD) cohort study in Iran. Univariate, and multivariate analyses were used for statistical analysis. Prevalence of hypertension was 15.7%. Among hypertensive patients, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension were 80.7%, 73.2%, and 53.3%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, significant associations were found between awareness and female sex, older age, being married rather than being single, literacy, living in rural areas, having family history, and comorbidities, with a higher probability for those who had both diabetes and dyslipidemia. Being married, living in rural areas, being ex-smokers, having less physical activity and individuals who had diabetes and dyslipidemia had higher odds of receiving treatment. Being female had a statistically significant association with the control of hypertension. The Kurdish population had higher awareness, with a greater proportion of treated, and controlled patients compared to populations included in previous studies for the last 20 years in Iran. With the continuing health promotion programs in Iran, it is expected to observe a lower prevalence of hypertension, higher awareness and greater number of treated individuals with controlled hypertension.
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Rajati et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=10,040). Determinants of hypertension was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension (95% CI 15.0-16.4). Among 10,040 Kurdish adults in Iran, the prevalence of hypertension was 15.7%, with 80.7% awareness, 73.2% receiving treatment, and 53.3% achieving blood pressure control.
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