Key result
The overall prevalence of hypertension among apparently healthy men and women in urban areas of major Iranian cities was 26.21%, with each year of age increasing the risk by 1.070.
Why the study?
What is the prevalence of hypertension in an apparently healthy urban Iranian population?
Population
Apparently healthy men and women in urban areas of major Iranian cities
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform urban Iranian screening strategies; leaves open longitudinal progression and intervention effects.
Cross-Sectional
Yes
What is the prevalence of hypertension in an apparently healthy urban Iranian population?
Hypertension is highly prevalent (26.21%) among the urban Iranian population and its prevalence increases with age and BMI.
Meybodi et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension. Urban Iranian population was evaluated on Hypertension prevalence. The overall prevalence of hypertension among apparently healthy men and women in urban areas of major Iranian cities was 26.21%, with each year of age increasing the risk by 1.070.
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