Key result
Among 2,353 hypertensive adults in the Marmara region, 73.1% had primary etiology, 68.6% did not exercise, 43.9% did not restrict salt, and 48.2% had a family history of hypertension.
Why the study?
Hypertension is an increasingly prevalent global public health problem linked to nutritional culture and lifestyle, prompting an evaluation of its prevalence and influential factors in the Marmara region of Turkey.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,353)
Yes
A large proportion of hypertensive patients in the Marmara region of Turkey have modifiable lifestyle risk factors such as lack of exercise and high salt intake.
Common modifiable risks in Marmara hypertensives may inform local prevention; leaves open outcome benefits from intervention.
INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is an increasingly prevalent global public health problem. Nutritional culture and lifestyle are among the factors related to hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and influential factors of hypertension in the adult population of the Marmara region, Turkey. METHODS: The study was conducted in 10 provinces in the Marmara region between June 01, 2018, and November 30, 2018. Participants included 2353 patients over 18 years of age diagnosed with hypertension by any of the 30 family physicians working in the Family Health Centers in these provinces. After the participants provided written consent, a survey consisting of 25 questions was administered by their family physicians. SPSS 25.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, New York, United States) was used for all statistical analysis calculations. RESULTS: The patients included 1449 females (61.6%) and 904 males (38.4%). Among the respondents, 1555 (73.1%) had primary hypertension etiology and 572 (26.9%) had secondary etiology. While 1614 patients (68.6%) did not exercise at all, 739 patients (31.4%) reported exercising; 1026 patients (43.9%) did not restrict salt in their diet; and 1134 patients (48.2%) had a family history of hypertension. CONCLUSION: Since individual and environmental factors affect the etiology of hypertension, it is recommended that family physicians address these factors first as part of a holistic approach for hypertension prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
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Göktaş et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=2,353). Lifestyle and environmental factors was evaluated on Etiology and lifestyle factors associated with hypertension. Among 2,353 hypertensive adults in the Marmara region, 73.1% had primary etiology, 68.6% did not exercise, 43.9% did not restrict salt, and 48.2% had a family history of hypertension.
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