Key result
The overall prevalence of hypertension was 31.9%, with excess salt (AOR 17.5), smoking (AOR 5.8), and obesity (AOR 5.1) identified as strong predictors of newly discovered hypertension.
Why the study?
Hypertension is common in developing countries with mostly preventable risk factors, prompting this study to estimate its prevalence and risk factors among rural adults in an Egyptian village.
Case-Control
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Hypertension is highly prevalent (31.9%) in rural Egypt, with significant modifiable risk factors including high salt intake, smoking, and obesity.
Background: Hypertension is common in developing countries and most of its risk factors are preventable. Objective: This study aims to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among rural adults in an Egyptian village. Method: a nested case-control study was carried out in Meet El-Amel village, Aga District, Dakahlia Governorate it was targeting adult subjects aged from 18 years and more, pregnant and lactating women were excluded. The mean age of participants was 44.6±15.9 years. Results: the overall prevalence of hypertension was 31.9%. Multivariate logistic regression model has identified that being a woman (AOR= 46.5), being adherent to drug therapy (AOR= 40.3) and secondary or higher education levels (AOR= 14.8) as the only predictors for controlled hypertension among self-reported hypertensive. Excess salt (AOR= 17.5), smokers (AOR=5.8), obesity (AOR=5.1), high cholesterol (AOR=4.8), those belonging to 40-59 age group (AOR=3.5), low HDL (3.2), positive family history of hypertension (AOR= 3.1), physical inactivity (AOR= 2.9), those ≥ 60 years old (AOR=2.8) and men gender (AOR=2.3) are predictors of newly discovered hypertension. Conclusion: primary prevention of modifiable risk factors of hypertension is crucial.
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A 2020 study conducted a case-control in Hypertension. Modifiable risk factors (excess salt, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol, physical inactivity) vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 31.9%, with excess salt (AOR 17.5), smoking (AOR 5.8), and obesity (AOR 5.1) identified as strong predictors of newly discovered hypertension.
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