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Hypertension prevalence is significantly higher in China's cold areas, urging the establishment of a prevention and control system tailored to unique cold-region epidemiological characteristics.
Highlights the need for targeted hypertension prevention and control systems in the cold regions of China due to higher prevalence.
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Higher hypertension prevalence in cold Chinese regions may support targeted screening; leaves open causal mechanisms and optimal prevention strategies.
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular condition in clinical practice and a major risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular events. There are more than 270 million hypertension patients in China, and the prevalence of hypertension in the high-latitude cold areas is significantly higher than in the low-latitude warm areas. The unique epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of hypertension in the cold regions of China urge for establishment of the prevention and control system for targeted and more effective management of the condition.
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Pan et al. (2021) conducted a review in Hypertension.
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