Key result
Hypertension affects ~36% of older rural adults, linked to male sex, smoking, and overweight.
Why the study?
Hypertension is rapidly emerging as a major public health problem in developing countries, prompting this evaluation of its prevalence and affecting factors among the elderly population.
What is the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among the elderly population in a rural municipality of Nepal?
Cross-Sectional (n=247)
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What is the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among the elderly population in a rural municipality of Nepal?
Hypertension is highly prevalent (36%) among the elderly in rural Nepal, particularly in males and those over 80, highlighting the need for targeted lifestyle interventions.
May inform local screening priorities in rural Nepal; leaves open causality and generalizability of associations.
Introduction: Old age is not a disease in itself, but the elderly public are vulnerable to long term diseases of insidious onset like hypertension. Hypertension is a cardiovascular disorder rapidly emerging as a major public health problem in developing countries and is the most widely recognized modifiable risk factor. The main objectives of the study were to determine prevalence of hypertension among old age population and to study the factors affecting the hypertension. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Bajhang district of Nepal. The study participants were old age group population with age more than or equal to 60 completed years. A sample size of 247 was obtained using simple random sampling and proportionate sampling method. There are seven wards in Durgathali rural municipality among them four wards (ward number 1,2,7,4) selected for study by using lottery method. From four selected ward 247 respondent will be selected proportionately. Findings: Prevalence of hypertension was 36%, significantly higher in age group more than 80 years (50%) and males (48.6%) than female. Hypertension was significantly associated with smoking and insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption habit. Overweight and high waist and hip circumference ration were significantly affecting hypertension.
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- et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=247). Sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors vs. Reference groups without the risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 60 and older in Durgathali Rural Municipality was 36%, with significant associations found for male sex, smoking, insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, and overweight.
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