Key result
Resistant hypertension was present in 19.1% of the clinic population and was significantly associated with obesity (OR 1.84) and diabetes mellitus (OR 1.67).
Why the study?
What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors for resistant hypertension in a South Asian hypertensive population?
Population
277 hypertensive patients of South Asian origin attending clinics at the Cardiology Unit, Colombo, mean age…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform RHT screening in South Asian clinics; leaves open causal links and outcomes for prospective study.
Cross-Sectional (n=277)
No
What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors for resistant hypertension in a South Asian hypertensive population?
Odds Ratio: 1.84 (95% CI 1.04–3.26)
p-value: p=<0.05
Nearly one-fifth of hypertensive patients in a South Asian cohort had resistant hypertension, which was significantly associated with obesity, diabetes, older age, and longer hypertension duration.
Kumara et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=277). Obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m2) vs. BMI < 27.5 kg/m2 was evaluated on Resistant hypertension (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.04-3.26, p=<0.05). Resistant hypertension was present in 19.1% of the clinic population and was significantly associated with obesity (OR 1.84) and diabetes mellitus (OR 1.67).
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