Population
20 studies (53 subpopulations) pooling 64,674 adult tribal subjects in India
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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May signal need for surveillance in Indian tribal adults; extends prior data by quantifying rising prevalence over decades.
The pooled prevalence of primary hypertension among adult tribal populations in India is 16.1%, with an increasing trend over three decades likely driven by acculturation.
Singh et al. (2014) studied this question.
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