Risk factors for hypertension among the adult Moroccan population

Risk factors for hypertension among the adult Moroccan population.

This study used data from the Moroccan national survey in 2000 to identify the principle risk factors for hypertension in a representative sample of the population age 20+ years. The risk of hypertension increased steadily with age and was higher among rural residents (OR = 1.42) and those with diabetes (OR = 1.72). The risk increased with increased body mass index, waist size and hypercholeste...

The Assessment of Prevalence of Hypertension as Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Adult Population

Nightmares: risk factors among the Finnish general adult population.

STUDY OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors for experiencing nightmares among the Finnish general adult population. The study aimed to both test whether previously reported correlates of frequent nightmares could be reproduced in a large population sample and to explore previously unreported associations. DESIGN Two independent cross-sectional population surveys of the National FINRISK Study. ...

Hypertension prevalence and risk factors among adult population in Afyonkarahisar region: a cross-sectional research.

OBJECTIVE Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide with increasing prevalence. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypertension and related risk factors among adult population in Afyonkarahisar region. METHODS In this cross-sectional research, regarding the population distribution totally 2035 subjects, randomly selected from 75 different parts of our cit...

Prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among adult Moroccan Sahraoui women.

OBJECTIVE The goal of the present work was to examine the prevalence and associated risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes among urban Moroccan Sahraoui women. DESIGN AND SETTING Randomised sample of adult women living in the city of Laayoune in south Morocco who visited public health centres during an immunisation campaign. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure, fas...