August 1, 2008Chinese Medical JournalOpen Access

Prevalence of hypertension among individuals aged 50 years and over and its impact on health related quality of life in a semi-rural area of western Turkey

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Population

1,193 individuals aged 50 years and over living in a semi-rural area of western Turkey

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

Alerts clinicians to hypertension burden in older semi-rural adults; leaves open whether control improves HRQOL.

Population

1,193 individuals aged 50 years and over living in a semi-rural area of western Turkey (48.3% men, 51.7% women)

Outcome

Prevalence of hypertension and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessed by the SF-36 scalepatient reported

Hypertension is highly prevalent among older adults in semi-rural Turkey and is associated with significantly reduced health-related quality of life.

Arslantaş et al. (2008) studied this question.

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