Why the study?
What is the prevalence and what are the associated factors of hypertension in municipalities of Kathmandu, Nepal?
Population
587 adults aged 18 to 70 years residing permanently in municipalities of Kathmandu District, Nepal, mean age…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform local hypertension screening in Nepal; leaves open causal validation of associated factors.
What is the prevalence and what are the associated factors of hypertension in municipalities of Kathmandu, Nepal?
There is a high burden of hypertension (32.5%) in newly established municipalities of Kathmandu, Nepal, strongly associated with modifiable lifestyle factors.
Dhungana et al. (2016) studied this question.
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