background: prehypertension frequently progresses into hypertension and is related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. we studied the prevalence of prehypertension and their determinants by gender and age. methods: the study used nationally representative data from 11,754 participants aged 20–91 years collected between 2010–2012 korea national health and nutrition examination survey...

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...

Background: To prevent hypertension and long-term risk of cardiovascular events, older adults with prehypertension have to adhere preventive behaviors. Little is known about the experience adherence behavior among prehypertension.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the associations of hyperfiltration and hypofiltration with prediabetes and prehypertension. METHODS The study subjects included 99 140 people aged 20-89 years who underwent health checkups in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The prevalence of hyperfiltration [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) above the age-/sex-specific 95th percentile] and hypofi...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prevalence and cardiovascular risk factors for prehypertension and hypertension in the She ethnic minority population of Fujian province in China. METHODS AND RESULTS Between April 2009 and September 2009, 5,523 participants of She nationality aged between 20 and 80 years participated in this survey and 5,357 were eventually enrolled in analyses. The surve...

OBJECTIVE To explore the prevalence and combined cardiovascular risk factors of prehypertension in southern China. DESIGN A retrospective study; the logistic regression model was used to find the risk factors of prehypertension. SETTING The study was conducted in Shunde District, southern China, using the community-based health check-up information. PARTICIPANTS Participants aged ≥35 year...

BACKGROUND Prehypertension frequently progresses into hypertension and is related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We studied the prevalence of prehypertension and their determinants by gender and age. METHODS The study used nationally representative data from 11,754 participants aged 20-91 years collected between 2010-2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...

BACKGROUND The results of studies on the association between prehypertension (blood pressure 120 to 139/80 to 89 mm Hg) and coronary heart disease (CHD) remain controversial. Furthermore, it is unclear whether prehypertension affects the risk of CHD in Asian and Western populations differently. This meta-analysis evaluated the risk of CHD associated with prehypertension and its different subgro...

OBJECTIVES Comorbid hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia is an important risk factor for carotid atherosclerotic plaque formation. We put forward the hypothesis that the subjects with comorbid prehypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia also had an increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis, using carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as the marker of the atherosclerotic process. METHODS A t...