Key result
The prevalence of hypertension among urban communities in River Nile State, Sudan was 35.7%, with increasing age, low education, diabetes, and obesity identified as risk factors.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension in urban communities of North Sudan?
Cross-Sectional (n=954)
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What is the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension in urban communities of North Sudan?
Hypertension is highly prevalent (35.7%) and often undiagnosed in urban communities of North Sudan, highlighting a significant public health burden associated with metabolic syndrome features.
High undiagnosed hypertension burden in urban Sudan supports targeted screening; cross-sectional design leaves causal risk factor links open.
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a common global health problem in many countries including Sudan. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for high blood pressure (BP) in River Nile State (RNS), Sudan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted by a house-to-house survey; all consented adults from the main four cities, Atbara, Shendi, Ed Damer, and Berber, were interviewed using standardized pretested questionnaire to record medical history, sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. BP was measured using the standardized technique. Body mass index, waist circumference, and blood glucose were also determined. RESULTS: A total of 954 individuals were included in the study. The mean age was 39.5 ± 16.6 years and 54.3% were females. The prevalence of hypertension was 35.7% and the newly diagnosed cases were 22.4%. Increasing age, low educational level, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and central obesity were found to be risk factors for hypertension. CONCLUSION: Hypertension is diagnosed in more than one-third of the population living in urban communities of RNS and correlates well with features of the metabolic syndrome.
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Ahmed et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=954). Risk factors (increasing age, low educational level, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and central obesity) was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension among urban communities in River Nile State, Sudan was 35.7%, with increasing age, low education, diabetes, and obesity identified as risk factors.
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