Why the study?
Around 10% of hypertensive patients have resistant hypertension, but further data were needed to evaluate its prevalence and associated factors.
What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors associated with resistant hypertension in adult patients at a tertiary care clinic?
Comparison
Resistant hypertension vs non-resistant hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Clinic prevalence estimates require cautious application; leaves open causal validation in prospective cohorts.
What is the prevalence and what are the risk factors associated with resistant hypertension in adult patients at a tertiary care clinic?
Resistant hypertension affects approximately 11% of treated hypertensive patients in this South Indian cohort, with obesity, longer disease duration, and elevated fasting blood glucose identified as key risk factors.
Mahapatra et al. (2021) studied this question.
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