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Sara R, Radoias V, Kim Y. Hypertension effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from a repeated cross-sectional survey in Peru. ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BIOLOGY 2024; 52:101332. [PMID: 38113604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Using data from Peru and a quasi-experimental approach, we document significant increases in arterial blood pressure and in the incidence of arterial hypertension caused by the restrictive measures employed by the Peruvian authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects are more pronounced for women, older respondents, and urban residents. The effects are statistically significant and high in magnitude relative to the pre-pandemic incidence of disease in the Peruvian population. A main channel of disease propagation seems to be the changes in dietary habits and physical activity imposed by the COVID-19 lockdowns, which affected several anthropometric measurements that are common risk factors for hypertension.
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- Raisa Sara
- Sam Houston State University, United States of America.
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- Sam Houston State University, United States of America.
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- Sam Houston State University, United States of America.
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Hossain A, Suhel SA, Chowdhury SR, Islam S, Akther N, Dhor NR, Hossain MZ, Hossain MA, Rahman SA. Hypertension and undiagnosed hypertension among Bangladeshi adults: Identifying prevalence and associated factors using a nationwide survey. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1066449. [PMID: 36561867 PMCID: PMC9763893 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1066449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Although undiagnosed hypertension (HTN) is a serious concern worldwide, it is less of an importance in Bangladesh, where there is a dearth of research on the subject. So, we aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors for diagnosed and undiagnosed HTN. Methods We analyzed the recent 2017-2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data. We included 11,981 participants aged 18 years and above for the analysis. The prevalence rates of both diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension were computed for all individuals and subgroups. The influence of socio-demographic, household, and community-related variables on HTN and undiagnosed HTN was investigated using multinomial regression analysis. Results The study finds 1,464 (12.2%) of the 11,981 respondents [6,815 females [56.9 %]; mean age 39.4 years] had diagnosed HTN, whereas 1 898 (15.8%) had undiagnosed HTN. The HTN and undiagnosed HTN were significantly prevalent in the elderly, type 2 diabetic (T2DM), and overweight and obese individuals. In terms of residential regions, people from coastal region had a significantly higher prevalence of both HTN (RRR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.17-1.62) and undiagnosed HTN (RRR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.17-1.56) compared to those from the central region of Bangladesh. Conclusions The high prevalence of undetected hypertension in Bangladesh suggests that screening procedures for the current chronic illness may be inadequate in routine clinical practice. All populations should have access to hypertension screening, but it is especially crucial for the elderly, those with diabetes, those who are overweight or obese, and those from coastal and northern regions of Bangladesh.
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- Ahmed Hossain
- Health Services Administration, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates,Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Saifur Rahman Chowdhury
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Health Services Administration, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Cerpa-Arana SK, Rimarachín-Palacios LM, Bernabé-Ortiz A. Association between socioeconomic level and cardiovascular risk in the Peruvian population. Rev Saude Publica 2022; 56:91. [PMID: 36287488 PMCID: PMC9586518 DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the association between socioeconomic level and the presence of obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Peruvian population. METHODS Secondary analysis of data from the National Demographic and Family Health Survey ( Encuesta Nacional Demográfica y de Salud Familiar , Endes) from 2018 to 2020. The outcomes were obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The exposure variables were two indicators of socioeconomic status: educational level (< 7 years, 7–11 years, and 12+ years) and wealth index (in tertiles). Models were created using Poisson regression, reporting prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS Data from 98,846 subjects were analyzed. Mean age: 45.3 (SD: 16.0) years, and 55.5% were women. The prevalence of obesity was 26.0% (95%CI: 25.4–26.6); of hypertension, 24.9% (95%CI: 24.3–25.5); and of type 2 diabetes mellitus, 4.8% (95%CI: 4.5–5.1). In multivariate model, and compared with those with a low wealth index, those with a high wealth index had a higher prevalence of obesity (PR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.38–1.62), hypertension (PR = 1.09; 95%CI: 1.02–1.17) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (PR = 1.72; 95%CI: 1.29–2.29). On the other hand, higher educational level was only associated with a reduction in the prevalence of obesity (PR = 0.89; 95%CI: 0.84–0.95). CONCLUSIONS There is a differential association between the wealth index, educational level and markers of noncommunicable diseases. There is evidence of a positive association between wealth index and obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, whereas educational level was only negatively associated with obesity.
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- Stefany Katherine Cerpa-Arana
- Universidad Científica del SurFacultad de Ciencias de la SaludLimaPerú Universidad Científica del Sur . Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud . Lima , Lima, Perú
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- Universidad Científica del SurFacultad de Ciencias de la SaludLimaPerú Universidad Científica del Sur . Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud . Lima , Lima, Perú
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- Universidad Científica del SurFacultad de Ciencias de la SaludLimaPerú Universidad Científica del Sur . Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud . Lima , Lima, Perú ,Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaCentro de Excelencia en Enfermedades CrónicasLimaPerú Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia . Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas . Lima , Lima, Perú
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Bhattarai S, Tandstad B, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Sen A. Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal. Int J Hypertens 2021; 2021:5542438. [PMID: 34497724 PMCID: PMC8419497 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5542438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hypertension and its association with socioeconomic positions are well established. However, the gradient of these relationships and the mediating role of lifestyle factors among rural population in low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal are not fully understood. We sought to assess the association between socioeconomic factors (education, income, and employment status) and hypertension. Also, we assessed whether the effect of education and income level on hypertension was mediated by lifestyle factors. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 participants aged ≥18 years attending a rural health center in Dolakha, Nepal. Self-reported data on demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors were collected, and blood pressure, weight, and height were measured for all study participants. Those with systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or administrating high blood pressure-lowering medicines were regarded as hypertensives. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals to assess the association between socioeconomic factors and hypertension. We explored mediation, using the medeff command in Stata for causal mediation analysis of nonlinear models. RESULTS Of the 50 hypertensive participants, sixty percent were aware of their status. The age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was two times higher for those with higher education or high-income category. Compared to low-income and unemployed groups, the prevalence ratio of hypertension was 1.33 and 2.26 times more for those belonging to the high-income and employed groups, respectively. No evidence of mediation by lifestyle factors was observed between socioeconomic status and hypertension. CONCLUSIONS Socioeconomic positions were positively associated with hypertension prevalence in rural Nepal. Further studies using longitudinal settings are necessary to validate our findings especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal.
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- Sanju Bhattarai
- Department of Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Public Health, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal
- Institute of Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Center of Methods for Implementation and Prevention Science, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal
- Institute of Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Oral Health Services and Research Center, (TkMidt), Trondheim, Norway
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Ragavan RS, Joshi R, Evans RG, Riddell MA, Thankappan KR, Chow CK, Oldenburg B, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Thomas N, Mini GK, Srikanth VK, Maulik PK, Alim M, Guggilla RK, Busingye D, Thrift AG. Additive association of knowledge and awareness on control of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India. J Hypertens 2021; 39:107-116. [PMID: 32833918 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an interaction between knowledge about hypertension and awareness of hypertension on the treatment and control of hypertension in three regions of South India at different stages of epidemiological transition (see Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/HJH/B426). METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, we randomly selected villages within each of rural Trivandrum, West Godavari, and Chittoor. Sampling was stratified by age group and sex. We measured blood pressure and administered a questionnaire to determine knowledge and awareness of hypertension. Logistic regression was used to assess associations of awareness and knowledge about hypertension with its treatment and control in participants with hypertension, while examining for statistical interaction. RESULTS Among a total of 11 657 participants (50% male; median age 45 years), 3455 had hypertension. In analyses adjusted for age and sex, both knowledge score [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.14 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12--1.17)] and awareness [aOR 104 (95% CI 82--134)] were associated with treatment for hypertension. Similarly, both knowledge score [aOR 1.10; 95% CI (1.08--1.12)] and awareness [aOR 13.4; 95% CI (10.7--16.7)], were positively associated with control of blood pressure in those with hypertension, independent of age and sex. There was an interaction between knowledge and awareness on both treatment and control of hypertension (P of attributable proportion <0.001 for each). CONCLUSION Health education to improve knowledge about hypertension and screening programs to improve awareness of hypertension may act in an additive fashion to improve management of hypertension in rural Indian populations.
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- George Institute for Global Health, Delhi, India
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- Cardiovascular Disease Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne
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- Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
- Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
- Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh
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- Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne
- Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
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- Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
- Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne
- Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- George Institute for Global Health, Delhi, India
- George Institute for Global Health -- Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- George Institute for Global Health, Delhi, India
- Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine and Civilization Diseases Prevention, Faculty of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry and Division of Medical Education in English, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension Among Young Adults in Albania. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020; 28:35-48. [PMID: 33113094 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-020-00419-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension was defined as systolic or diastolic blood pressure according to Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association (ACC/AHA) rules. AIM The aims of this study was to determine the difference in hypertension prevalence and its risk factors using ACC/AHA rule, and compared its result with JNC7 rule. METHODS Data were collected using two-stage stratified cluster sample of households from 2017/18 Albanian Demographic and Health Survey. Data were analyzed using the descriptive and multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS Among 15,003 respondents aged 15-49 years, the overall prevalence of hypertension was 63.48% and 16.24%, as per ACC/AHA and JNC7 rules, respectively with an absolute increase of prevalence by 47.3% (CI 46.4-48.2%). According to the ACC/AHA rule, in most of the categories of the respondents, the prevalence of hypertension was 40% higher compared with the JNC7 rule. In multivariate analysis, age, education, richest respondents, number of living children (≥ 3), health insurance and gender had significant (p < 0.05) impact on hypertension for both rules. Besides, the middle and richer wealth index, religion, and physically active work had also significant (p < 0.05) impact on hypertension for JNC7 rules. CONCLUSIONS Newly established ACC/AHA rule led to a significant increase in the proportion of hypertension among the Albanian populations. Similarly, there was a significant difference in the impact of some socioeconomic factors on hypertension as per both rules. Implementation of the prevention and control programs of hypertension are required to increase the awareness of the bad impact of hypertension.
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Medina-Lezama J, Herrera-Enriquez K, Narvaez-Guerra O, Chirinos JA. Influence of altitude on hypertension phenotypes and responses to antihypertensive therapy: Review of the literature and design of the INTERVENCION trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2020; 22:1757-1762. [PMID: 32941700 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Systemic arterial hypertension constitutes the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and affects people living at different altitudes above sea level (AASL). AASL has a major impact on cardiovascular function and various biologic pathways that regulate blood pressure-related phenotypes, but whether it affects the clinical response to antihypertensive therapy is unknown. The hemodynamic adaptations observed among lowlanders acutely exposed to high altitude (HA) is distinct from those observed among HA dwellers. However, the phenotypic patterns of hypertension and the response to standard antihypertensive agents among adults chronically exposed to different AASL are poorly understood. The authors describe the protocol for the INTERVENCION trial, a randomized clinical trial designed to assess the effects of three first-line antihypertensive monotherapies (a thiazide diuretic, an angiotensin receptor blocker, and a calcium channel blocker) on peripheral and central blood pressure, in-office blood pressure, and ambulatory blood pressure hemodynamics of hypertensive patients living at different AASL (low altitude, intermediate altitude, and high altitude). The primary end point is the reduction in 24-hour brachial systolic blood pressure. The INTERVENCION trial will provide the first clinical trial data regarding the influence of AASL on the response to antihypertensive monotherapy, as well as the hemodynamic characteristics of arterial hypertension at different AASL.
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- Josefina Medina-Lezama
- PREVENCION Research Institute, Santa Maria Catholic University School of Medicine, Arequipa, Peru
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- PREVENCION Research Institute, Santa Maria Catholic University School of Medicine, Arequipa, Peru.,Department of Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- PREVENCION Research Institute, Santa Maria Catholic University School of Medicine, Arequipa, Peru.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Determinants of hypertension in Nepal using odds ratios and prevalence ratios: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2016. J Biosoc Sci 2020; 53:522-530. [PMID: 32611458 DOI: 10.1017/s0021932020000346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This cross-sectional study investigated the factors associated with hypertension among Nepalese adults aged 18 years or above using data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Prevalence ratios (PRs) and odds ratios (ORs) were obtained using log-binomial regression and logistic regression, respectively. Initially, unadjusted PRs and ORs were obtained. The variables that yielded a significance level below 0.2 in unadjusted analyses were included in the multivariable analysis. The overall prevalence of hypertension among the 13,393 participants (58% male and 61.2% urban) was 21.1% (n = 2827). In the adjusted analysis, those aged 30-49 years (adjusted PR [APR]: 3.1, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.6, 3.7; adjusted OR [AOR]: 3.6, 95% CI: 2.9, 4.5), 50-69 years (APR: 5.3, 95% CI: 4.4, 6.6; AOR: 8.2, 95% CI: 6.4, 10.4) and ≥70 years (APR: 7.3, 95% CI: 5.8, 9.2; AOR: 13.6, 95% CI: 10.1, 18.3) were more likely to be hypertensive than younger participants aged 18-29 years. Males (APR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1.2, 1.4; AOR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.3, 1.7), overweight/obese participants (APR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.7, 2.0; AOR: 2.4, 95% CI: 2.2, 2.8) and those in the richest wealth quintile (APR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.5; AOR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.9) had higher prevalences and odds of hypertension than their female, normal weight/underweight and poorest wealth quintile counterparts, respectively. Those residing in Province 4 (APR: 1.2, 95% CI: 1.0, 1.5; AOR: 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.8) and Province 5 (APR: 1.2, 95% CI: 1.0, 1.4; AOR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.7) were more likely to be hypertensive than those residing in Province 1. The point estimate was inflated more in magnitude by ORs than by PRs, but the direction of association remained the same. Public health programmes in Nepal aimed at preventing hypertension should raise awareness among the elderly, males, individuals in the richest wealth quintile and the residents of Provinces 4 and 5.
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Souza NPD, Cesse EÂP, Souza WVD, Fontbonne A, Barreto MNSDC, Goff ML, Batista Filho M, Féart C, Lira PICD. Temporal variation in prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in urban and rural areas in Northeast Brazil between 2006 and 2016. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2020; 36:e00027819. [PMID: 32321071 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00027819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To assess the evolution in prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension for over 10 years in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, two cross-sectional studies were conducted based on random samples of households in urban and rural areas, in 2006 and 2015/2016, involving adults aged 20 years or older. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure of at least 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of at least 90mmHg as well as the reported use of antihypertensive medication. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the influence of the social, behavioral and anthropometric determinants on hypertension. Although social and behavioral factors improved in this 10-year period, overweight and abdominal obesity increased. Approximately one third of the adult population of Pernambuco had hypertension in 2006 and this prevalence was maintained in 2015/2016. In rural areas, awareness concerning hypertension rose from 44.8% in 2006 to 67.3% in 2015/2016, and control from 5.3% to 27.1%, so that awareness and control were similar in urban and rural areas in 2015/2016. After an adjustment for potential confounding factors, the likelihood of having hypertension more than doubled among men (OR = 2.03; p < 0.001), middle (OR = 4.41; p < 0.001) and old-age subjects (OR = 14.44; p < 0.001), and those who had abdominal obesity (OR = 2.04; p < 0.001) in urban areas and among middle-aged (OR = 2.56; p < 0.001), less educated individuals (OR = 2.21; p = 0.006) and those who were overweight (OR = 2.23; p < 0.001) in rural areas. Despite the favorable evolution in the management of hypertension in Pernambuco, public health measures focused in vulnerable populations are still required, mainly in rural areas, to improve primary prevention and decrease the disease rate.
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- Nathália Paula de Souza
- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Brasil.,Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, Brasil
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- Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations, INSERM, Villejuif, France
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Thrift AG, Ragavan RS, Riddell MA, Joshi R, Thankappan KR, Chow C, Oldenburg B, Mahal AS, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Suresh O, Mini GK, Ismail J, Gamage DG, Hasan A, Srikanth VK, Thomas N, Maulik PK, Guggilla RK, Evans RG. Hypertension in Rural India: The Contribution of Socioeconomic Position. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e014486. [PMID: 32223389 PMCID: PMC7428634 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Various indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) may have opposing effects on the risk of hypertension in disadvantaged settings. For example, high income may reflect sedentary employment, whereas greater education may promote healthy lifestyle choices. We assessed whether education modifies the association between income and hypertension in 3 regions of South India at different stages of epidemiological transition. Methods and Results Using a cross‐sectional design, we randomly selected villages within each of rural Trivandrum, West Godavari, and Rishi Valley. Sampling was stratified by age group and sex. We measured blood pressure and anthropometry and administered a questionnaire to identify lifestyle factors and SEP, including education, literacy, and income. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between various components of SEP and hypertension, and interaction analyses were used to determine whether educational attainment modified the association between income and hypertension. Trivandrum, the region of highest SEP, had the greatest prevalence of hypertension, whereas Rishi Valley, the lowest SEP region, had the least. Overall, greater income was associated with greater risk of hypertension. In interaction analyses, there was no evidence that educational attainment modified the association between income and hypertension. Conclusions Education is widely considered to ameliorate the risk of hypertension in high‐income countries. Why this effect is absent in rural India merits investigation.
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- Amanda G Thrift
- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales Australia
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- Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum Kerala, India
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- The George Institute for Global Health University of New South Wales Australia.,Department of Cardiology Westmead Hospital Sydney Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne Carlton Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.,Nossal Institute for Global Health Melbourne School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne Carlton Australia
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- Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh India
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- Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh India
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Australia.,Rishi Valley Rural Health Centre Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh India
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- Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum Kerala, India.,Global Institute of Public Health Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute Trivandrum Kerala India
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health Monash University Melbourne Australia
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- Peninsula Clinical School Central Clinical School Monash University Frankston Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Christian Medical College Vellore Tamil Nadu India
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- George Institute for Global Health New Delhi India.,George Institute for Global Health-Oxford University Oxford United Kingdom
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- Department of Population Medicine and Civilization Diseases Prevention Faculty of Medicine With the Division of Dentistry and Division of Medical Education in English Medical University of Bialystok Bialystok Poland
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- Cardiovascular Disease Program Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and Department of Physiology Monash University Melbourne Australia
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Gupta RD, Talukdar A, Haider SS, Haider MR. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension Subtypes Among the Adult Population in Nepal: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey Data. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2019; 10:327-336. [PMID: 31897361 PMCID: PMC6927420 DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2019.10.6.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence, and associated factors of undiagnosed hypertension [Systolic Diastolic Hypertension (SDH), Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH) and Isolated Diastolic Hypertension (IDH)] in the Nepalese adult population. Methods Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data from adults (≥ 18 years) was used in this study. The final weighted sample size was 13,393. Blood pressure (BP) was measured 3 times and the average of the second and third measurement was reported. SDH (systolic BP (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and diastolic BP (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg), ISH (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg and DBP < 90 mmHg), and IDH (SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP ≥ 90 mmHg) were measured. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted to find the association between the independent variables and the covariates. Results The prevalence of SDH, IDH and ISH were 8.1%, 7.5%, and 3.3% respectively. The odds of having SDH and ISH increased with old age. However, the odds of having IDH decreased with increasing age. Females has lower odds of having SDH and IDH compared with male participants. Individuals that had been married, resided in Province 4 (p < 0.05) or 5 (p < 0.01) were statistically significantly associated with having IDH. Being overweight or obese was statistically significantly associated with all 3 HTN subtypes (p < 0.001). Conclusion The necessary steps should be taken so that public health promotion programs in Nepal may prevent and control undiagnosed hypertension.
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- Rajat Das Gupta
- Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Centre for Science of Implementation & Scale-Up, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,CAPABLE Consortium, University of Cambridge, UK.,Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centre for Science of Implementation & Scale-Up, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Social and Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, USA
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Weldegebreal AS, Tezeta F, Mehari AT, Gashaw W, Dessale KT, Legesse NY. Assessment of drug therapy problem and associated factors among adult hypertensive patients at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Northern Ethiopia. Afr Health Sci 2019; 19:2571-2579. [PMID: 32127830 PMCID: PMC7040299 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v19i3.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug-therapy problems(DTPs) among hypertensive patients can result in patient's morbidity and mortality. The main aim of this study was to assess drug therapy problem and associated factors among hypertensive patients. METHODS A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted. The data was collected from patients' medical charts and through interview. Drug therapy problem was categorized according to Cipolle methods of DTP classification. Thedata was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21. RESULTS A total of 241 patients were studied. The mean number of antihypertensive medications prescribed were 1.41±0.53. A total of 357 drug therapy problems(DTPs) were identified. From the patients studied,134(55.6%) had at least one evidence of drug therapy problem. Non adherence was the most commonly identified drug therapy problem occurred in (143(59.3%)) patients. Substance use (AOR=0.445, 95% CI= 0.227-0.870, p=0.018) and comorbidity (AOR= 2.099, 95% CI= 1.192-3.694, p=0.010) werethe predictors of DTP. CONCLUSION More than half of the participants had evidence of onset drug therapy problem. Thus efforts that could boost antihypertensive compliance and minimizes substance use should be adopted to reduce patients's drug therapy problems.
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
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Kibria GMA, Swasey K, Sharmeen A, Sakib MN, Burrowes V. Prevalence and associated factors of pre-hypertension and hypertension in Nepal: Analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Health Sci Rep 2018; 1:e83. [PMID: 30623039 PMCID: PMC6266466 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and develops faster among pre-hypertensive individuals. However, there is a lack of nationally representative studies that investigate the prevalence and determinants of these two conditions in many developing countries, including Nepal. This study investigates the prevalence and determinants of pre-hypertension and hypertension in Nepal. METHODS The present cross-sectional analysis used data from the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, collected from June 2016 to January 2017. After calculating the weighted prevalence (with 95% confidence interval [CI]), simple and multivariable analyses were performed to estimate odds ratios. RESULTS A total of 14 857 individuals (6247 males and 8610 females) aged ≥15 years who had their blood pressure measured during the survey were included in this study. The prevalence for pre-hypertension and hypertension were 26.0% (95% CI: 25.3-26.3, n = 3856) and 19.5% (95% CI: 18.8-20.2, n = 2899), respectively. The prevalence of both conditions was greater among males. In multivariable analyses, older age, male sex, higher body mass index, and residents of Provinces 4 and 5 had significantly increased odds of pre-hypertension and hypertension (P < .05). Additionally, higher education level was found to be positively associated with hypertension. CONCLUSIONS The combined higher prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension indicates that nearly half (45.5%) of the respondents are at a greater risk of cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases due to these two conditions. Older people, males, obese people, and individuals living in Provinces 4 and 5 require more awareness to control blood pressure levels.
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- Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of MedicineUniversity of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of MedicineUniversity of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimoreMDUSA
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- School of Community Health and PolicyMorgan State UniversityBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Bloomberg School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDUSA
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Amegah AK, Näyhä S. Educational attainment modifies the association of wealth status with elevated blood pressure in the Ghanaian population. Heliyon 2018; 4:e00711. [PMID: 30094381 PMCID: PMC6074721 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The relationship between wealth and blood pressure (BP) in developing countries is unclear and it is important to understand how the socioeconomic environment influences BP in an African setting. Our objective was to determine the wealth differences in BP in the Ghanaian population and to clarify whether the relationship is modified by education level. Data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was analyzed. A total of 9396 women and 4388 men were sampled nationwide and interviewed for the survey. Prevalence of hypertension in the population was low (10.4%). Systolic BP, diastolic BP, and odds of elevated BP increased with increasing wealth status. A linear trend was noted. Richest respondents recorded a 2.65 mmHg (95% CI: 1.09, 4.21) and 3.14 mmHg (95% CI: 1.97, 4.31) excess in systolic BP and diastolic BP, respectively and also, a 151% (AOR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.80, 3.48) increased odds of elevated BP compared with the poorest. The wealth trend in BP was strongest among primary educated respondents (Interaction p = 0.0007). We found evidence of a consistent increase in elevated BP with increasing wealth status in this African population, a trend that is contrary to what is seen in high income countries.
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- A Kofi Amegah
- Public Health Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Lucumi DI, Schulz AJ, Roux AVD, Grogan-Kaylor A. Income inequality and high blood pressure in Colombia: a multilevel analysis. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2017; 33:e00172316. [DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00172316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The objective of this research was to examine the association between income inequality and high blood pressure in Colombia. Using a nationally representative Colombian sample of adults, and data from departments and municipalities, we fit sex-stratified linear and logistic multilevel models with blood pressure as a continuous and binary variable, respectively. In adjusted models, women living in departments with the highest quintile of income inequality in 1997 had higher systolic blood pressure than their counterparts living in the lowest quintile of income inequality (mean difference 4.42mmHg; 95%CI: 1.46, 7.39). Women living in departments that were at the fourth and fifth quintile of income inequality in 1994 were more likely to have hypertension than those living in departments at the first quintile in the same year (OR: 1.56 and 1.48, respectively). For men, no associations of income inequality with either systolic blood pressure or hypertension were observed. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that income inequality is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure for women. Future studies to analyze pathways linking income inequality to high blood pressure in Colombia are needed.
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Chen Y, Yu S, Chen S, Guo X, Li Y, Li Z, Sun Y. The Current Situation of Hypertension among Rural Minimal Assurance Family Participants in Liaoning (China): A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016; 13:ijerph13121199. [PMID: 27918461 PMCID: PMC5201340 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13121199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In China, the prevalence of hypertension is increasing and is showing an epidemic accelerating trend. However, there is a lack of studies reporting the hypertension status of rural residents with minimum living allowances. We performed a cross-sectional study including 11,435 (5285 men and 6150 women) from the general population aged ≥35 years in the Liaoning Province of China from 2012 to 2013, of which 1258 (11.0%) participants came from minimal assurance families. Anthropometric measurements, laboratory examinations and self-reported lifestyle factor information were collected by trained personnel. Multivariate logistic regression was used to detect the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and the risk of hypertension. We found that the prevalence of hypertension was as high as 61.9% in participants from minimal assurance families and the odd ratio for hypertension was 1.32 (95% CI: 1.15–1.52). The awareness, treatment, and control rates among treated hypertensive participants did not increase with higher level of income and education. In the total sample, the lower income levels increased the risk for hypertension, but education didn’t show a significant association with hypertension. Thus, there is a severe hypertension situation in the Liaoning rural population of minimal assurance families, which need more attention and prevention and control measures for hypertension.
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- Yintao Chen
- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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Asgedom SW, Gudina EK, Desse TA. Assessment of Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients in Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166432. [PMID: 27880781 PMCID: PMC5120816 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rate of blood pressure control among hypertensive patients is poor and the reasons for poor control of blood pressure remain poorly understood globally. OBJECTIVE To assess the rate of blood pressure control among adult hypertensive patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a hospital based cross sectional study among adult hypertensive patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital hypertension clinic from March 4, 2015 to April 3, 2015. Data on sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and adherence to antihypertensive medication(s) were collected from patients by face to face interview using a pretested structured questionnaire. Comorbidities, antihypertensive medication(s) and blood pressure measurements were collected retrospectively from medical records. Medication adherence was assessed using Morisky's Medication Adherence Scale-8 score. We did the statistical analysis using chi-square test and binary logistic regression with level of α set at 0.05. Statistical significance was considered for variables with p<0.05. RESULTS Out of 311 participants, 286 patients were eligible and were studied. More than half, 154 (53.8%), of the participants were males. The mean age of the participants was 54.8± 12.6 years (range 26 to 94). The majority, 196 (68.53%), of the participants were taking more than one antihypertensive medication. More than one third (39.5%) of the participants were non adherent to their medication(s). The rate of blood pressure control was 50.3%. In a univariate logistic regression analyses, age ≥65 years old (P = 0.008), physical inactivity (p<0.001), chat chewing (P<0.001), adding salt to food (P<0.001), and coffee use (P<0.001) are significantly associated with uncontrolled blood pressure. CONCLUSION Almost half of the hypertensive patients on follow up had uncontrolled blood pressure. We recommend better health education and care of patients to improve the rate of blood pressure control at the hospital.
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- Solomon Woldegebriel Asgedom
- Department of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Unit, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Nasrat SAM, Nasrat AM. An Alternative Approach for the Rising Challenge of Hypertensive Illness via Helicobacter pylori Eradication. Cardiol Res 2015; 6:221-225. [PMID: 28197229 PMCID: PMC5295557 DOI: 10.14740/cr382e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background The aim of the study was to demonstrate the effect of natural Helicobacter pylori eradication on blood pressure values. The prevalence of hypertension in developing countries has been considered by some reports a consequence of progress and life style changes. In spite of that, traditional risk factors do not appear fully sufficient to explain the rising figures of hypertensive illness which further indicates that attempts to control the problem depending upon traditional measures can never be adequate or decisive. H. pylori could migrate or get forced to migrate to the colon; it will continue producing ammonia for a reason or no reason leading to accumulation of profuse toxic amounts of ammonia, unopposed or buffered by any acidity, which could lead to multiple colonic and a high rectal spasm. A colonic re-absorptive error is established with excessive fluid and salt retention in the body that would definitely lead to hypertension which is supposed to remain inadequately controlled without correction of the underlying etiologic pathological error. It is a prospective study, conducted at Balghsoon Polyclinic, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods Ninety-nine middle-aged male patients with essential hypertension under medications and positive for H. pylori dyspepsia were included in the study. They were given natural therapy for H. pylori eradication. Results Ninety patients were able to resume normal blood pressure (BP) values and quit their medications. Conclusion The concept of the colonic re-absorptive error considered in this study is not just hypothetical as upon its basis, most patients of the study (90.9%) were able to quit medications and maintain normal BP values.
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- Salwa A M Nasrat
- Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiac Surgery Academy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Balghsoon Clinic, Jeddah, KSA; Department of Genomic Medical Research, King Fahad Research Center, KAAU, Jeddah, KSA; Department of Surgery, KAAU, Jeddah, KSA
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Razak F, Subramanian SV. Commentary: Socioeconomic status and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: can we learn anything from existing studies? Int J Epidemiol 2014; 43:1577-81. [PMID: 25139536 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Fahad Razak
- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Busingye D, Arabshahi S, Subasinghe AK, Evans RG, Riddell MA, Thrift AG. Do the socioeconomic and hypertension gradients in rural populations of low- and middle-income countries differ by geographical region? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol 2014; 43:1563-77. [PMID: 24867304 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Of the 1 billion people with hypertension globally, two-thirds reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The risk of hypertension in LMICs is thought to be positively associated with socioeconomic status (SES). However, recent studies have provided data inconsistent with this concept. Thus, we assessed the association between SES and hypertension in rural populations of LMICs. Further, we explored whether this association differs according to geographical region. METHODS Through a search of databases we identified population-based studies that presented risk estimates for the association between SES, or any of its proxies, and hypertension. Meta-analyses were conducted using a random effects model. RESULTS Overall, no association was detected between educational status and hypertension, whereas a positive association was observed with income. Interestingly, educational status was inversely associated with hypertension in East Asia {effect size [ES] 0.82 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78, 0.87]} but positively associated in South Asia [ES 1.28 (95% CI 1.14, 1.43)]. Higher income, household assets or social class were positively associated with hypertension in South Asia whereas no association was detected in East Asia and Africa. Compared with other occupations, farmers or manual labourers were associated with a lower risk for hypertension. Further, in regions such as Latin America, few studies were identified that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. CONCLUSIONS We provide evidence that the association between hypertension and SES in rural populations of LMICs in Asia varies according to geographical region. This has important implications for targeting intervention strategies aimed at high-risk populations in different geographical regions.
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- Doreen Busingye
- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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SHA 052. An alternative approach for the rising challenge of hypertensive illness in SA via Helicobacter pylori eradication. J Saudi Heart Assoc 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2011.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Kusuma Y, Gupta S, Pandav C. Migration and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Neo-Migrants and Settled-Migrants in Delhi, India. Asia Pac J Public Health 2009; 21:497-507. [PMID: 19783563 DOI: 10.1177/1010539509344114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Understanding the blood pressure (BP) distribution within populations is fundamental to an understanding of the etiology of cardiovascular diseases and to develop effective preventive strategies. This study focuses on whether the BP levels and hypertension prevalence differ between neo-migrants and settled-migrants in the city of Delhi. Data on BP, anthropometry, social variables, and demographic variables were collected from a cross-sectional sample of 226 settled-migrants and 227 neo-migrants. Men possessed significantly higher BP levels than women. Settled-migrants possessed higher BP levels, except diastolic BP in males. The prevalence of hypertension ranges from 15% (neo-migrant women) to 25% (settled-migrant men), with no significant gender differences. Group differences were significant for men. Hypertension was more prevalent in older settled-migrants and younger neo-migrants. Recent migration was found to be a significant contributor to hypertension prevalence. Age contributed significantly to BP variation in both groups except in neo-migrant men. Pulse rate also contributed to systolic BP among neo-migrant women and settled-migrant men. Thus, urban residence and migration to urban areas can be a leading cause of increased prevalence of hypertension. Neo-migrants were subjected to more lifestyle insults and the stress generated during the adjustment process may be contributing to rise of BP even at younger ages.
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- Yadlapalli Kusuma
- Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of
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Kusuma YS. Perceptions on hypertension among migrants in Delhi, India: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:267. [PMID: 19638224 PMCID: PMC2725039 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background The developing countries are experiencing epidemiological transition and hypertension has emerged as a major threat to health in these countries. Understanding people's perceptions is important for any prevention and control activities and lay explanatory models (EMs) provide an opportunity to gain insights into the people's perceptions. This qualitative study is taken up with an objective of understanding EMs of neo- and settled-migrants regarding hypertension. Methods Qualitative methods with grounded theory approach were used to elicit EMs of hypertension held by neo- and settled-migrants. In-depth interviews with key-informants and focus group discussions with community members were conducted. The data were subjected to thorough reading and analysed by segregating the text under different themes. Results Hypertension has been perceived as a common and serious problem in the community. Lay conceptions have identified hypertension as symptomatic with ambiguity over perceived symptoms. City life has been perceived as a major predisposing factor for developing hypertension. City life has been corroborated with pollution and adulteration of food, stress, high fat diet along with physical inactivity and certain attitudes. The concepts of hypertension were interconnected and linked to their day-to-day living in the city. Inadequacy of awareness has been acknowledged and there was a felt need for awareness campaigns and screening programmes in the community. The EMs of hypertension among the neo- and settled-migrants and men and women were broadly similar. However, there were slight variations by gender and migration status in the perceived pathways to hypertension. Conclusion Hypertension has been perceived as a common and serious problem in the community. Hypertension has been perceived as symptomatic; however, ambiguity prevails over perceived symptoms. Awareness and knowledge about hypertension and its consequences are inadequate in these communities. The felt need for awareness campaigns and mass screening programmes has emerged from the community and it provides enabling environment to successfully carry out public health interventions, by addressing the existing gaps, for prevention and control of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
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- Yadlapalli S Kusuma
- Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India.
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Knowledge and perceptions about hypertension among neo- and settled-migrants in Delhi, India. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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