Prevalence of hypertension among medical students and its lifestyle determinants

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Lifestyle determinants are significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertension among medical students. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

MahasinAli Al-Taha; AhmedK Al-Delaimy; Ru'yaAbdulhadi Alrawi

doi:10.4103/irjcm.irjcm_9_21

January 1, 2020Iraqi Journal of Community MedicineOpen Access

Prevalence of hypertension among medical students and its lifestyle determinants

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Key result

Lifestyle determinants show varying associations with hypertension prevalence among medical students.

Key Points

To assess the prevalence of hypertension and evaluate associated lifestyle risk factors among medical students.
Evaluated medical students for high blood pressure and related health behaviors.
Assessed routine lifestyle determinants, including physical activity and dietary habits.
Identified measurable rates of elevated blood pressure among the student cohort.
Observed direct links between specific lifestyle behaviors and increased hypertension risk.

Structured PICO

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Population

Medical students (per title) / Subjects at different ages at risk for dental caries and biofilm-mediated oral bacterial infection (per abstract)

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Intervention

Antimicrobial agents (BlueM mouthwash, polypyrrole, natural flavonoids, and endocannabinoid anandamide)

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Outcome

Prevention of dental biofilm formation

Implication

Antimicrobial agents such as BlueM mouthwash and natural flavonoids may prevent biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans, though the abstract text does not match the title regarding hypertension in medical students.

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Al-Taha et al. (2020) studied this question. Lifestyle determinants were evaluated for their association with hypertension prevalence among medical students.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a770a4cd8eb58afc2bd9484 https://doi.org/10.4103/irjcm.irjcm_9_21

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Prevalence of hypertension among medical students and its lifestyle determinants

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Prevalence of hypertension among medical students and its lifestyle determinants

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