Gerontological Studies, Especially on Epidemiology of Hypertension

Epidemiology of hypertension.

Studies on Experimental Hypertension

1. Extraction of finely ground fresh hog kidney with distilled water adjusted to pH 7.8 with sodium hydroxide, followed by successive treatment, as described, with trichloroacetic acid and acetone, gives renin in good yield of a purity suitable for physiological studies and a good starting material for further purification. It contains 15 dog units per mg. N. 2. Further successive purification ...

Epidemiology and Genetics of Hypertension.

The prevalence of hypertension is increasing in India as well as in the world. The average prevalence of hypertension in India is 25-30%. The median prevalence of total hypertension in 2009 was 37.6% in men and 40.1% in women in U.S. Hypertension is a major risk factor for majority of patients with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal morbidity and mortality. Environmental factors as well ...

Epidemiology and genetics of hypertension.

The major decline in cardiovascular mortality during the last 20 years may be related to improved hypertension control, but a causal relationship has not been proven. Fundamental epidemiologic associations between age, sex, race, socioecomonic class, and blood pressure (BP) have been well characterized. Risk of coronary heart disease and stroke mortality and morbidity is linearly related to BP ...

Social epidemiology of hypertension stages.

Social Epidemiology of Hypertension Stages To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Basu and Millett1 on social epidemiology of hypertension in lowand middle-income countries from World Health Organization’s Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). Categorical definitions of hypertension show additional variation in hypertension prevalence and social determinants of awar...