Key result
In a national survey of 30,889 adults in Bhutan, the prevalence of hypertension was 17%, with factors like increasing age, female gender, diabetes, and past alcohol use increasing the risk.
Why the study?
This study examined the risk factors associated with hypertension in Bhutan.
What are the risk factors associated with hypertension in adults in Bhutan?
Cross-Sectional (n=30,889)
Yes
What are the risk factors associated with hypertension in adults in Bhutan?
Hypertension affects 17% of adults in Bhutan, driven by demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.
Should not yet change hypertension care in Bhutan; cross-sectional data leaves open causal confirmation and intervention trials.
Purpose This study examined the risk factors associated with hypertension in Bhutan. Design/methodology/approach The cross-sectional data of 30,889 adults from the National Health Survey of Bhutan was used in this study. Multivariable regression accounting for the complex survey design was performed to identify the risk factors. The backward elimination approach was applied in the multivariable analysis. Findings The prevalence of hypertension was 17%. Increasing age, being female, being previously married, higher wealth status, past alcohol use, having diabetes, loneliness, health service use and low vegetable intake was associated with increased hypertension risk, whereas, higher education level, being employed and residing in the eastern region was associated with reduced risk. Age, gender, education, wealth status, diabetes status, loneliness and health service use were common factors in all the regions. Marital status and vegetable intake were associated with hypertension in the western and central regions, and alcohol use in the eastern and central regions. Originality/value Affecting around one-sixth of the population, hypertension is a significant public health problem in Bhutan. Interventions to improve health education and access, motivate healthy lifestyles, and reduce harmful alcohol use, and strategies to create health-promoting social and built environments are needed to curb the hypertension epidemic and its consequences.
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Dendup et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=30,889). Demographic and lifestyle risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. In a national survey of 30,889 adults in Bhutan, the prevalence of hypertension was 17%, with factors like increasing age, female gender, diabetes, and past alcohol use increasing the risk.
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