Additional risk factors for prehypertension

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Management of Prehypertension

Prehypertension remains an important public health challenge all over the world and appropriate treatments should be adopted to prehypertensive group in different degree effectively. This review aimed to assess the prevalence of Prehypertension and provide effective evidence of the benefits of treating prehypertensive patients. The reasonable evaluation and appropriate intervention of prehypert...

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Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension among Chinese adults.

PURPOSE We aimed to estimate the prevalence of prehypertension and to identify its risk factors among Chinese adults. METHODS A cross-sectional survey in a nationally representative sample of 15,540 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years was conducted during 2000 and 2001. Body weight, height, waist circumference, and blood pressure were measured by trained observers. RESULTS Overall, 21.9% of ...

Prehypertension patient awareness and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population in Iran

Background: This study was to estimate the frequency of prehypertension and to characterize patient awareness and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population in Iran. Methods: During a hypertensive awareness program, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 2036 people. All participants completed a questionnaire about their demographic and anthropometric indices and were as...

is prehypertension a risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among iranian women?

background: numerous studies have reported prehypertension (pre-htn) as a risk factor for the cardiovascular diseases as hypertension (htn). aim: the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of pre-htn on cardiovascular incidences among the females of isfahan cohort study (ics). materials and methods: healthy female at baseline were followed for a median of 6.7 years. they were divided into ...