Mehdi Jafari?Oori|Farahnaz Mohammadi|Kian Norozi|Masoud Fallahi?Khoshknab|Abbas Ebadi|Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh
Prevalence of HTN in Iran: Meta-analysis of Published Studies in 2004-2018
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences|University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences|University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences|University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences|Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences|Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
introduction prevalence hypertension htn increasing developing countries like iran various studies reported different rates htn iran purpose study estimate overall prevalence htn iran methodology using english persian key derived mesh databases including magiran iran medex sid web sciences pubmed science direct google scholar searching engine reviewed 2004 2018 overall prevalence estimated using random effect model i2 test used assess heterogeneity studies additionally quality studies evaluated using standard tool publication bias conducted egger test metaregression analysis subgroups analyzed based variables age marital status region tools data analyzed using stata 12 software results analysis 58 primary articles sample size 902580 showed prevalence htn iran 25 95 ci 2228 highest prevalence htn related elderly 42 prevalence htn 25 95 ci 1931 women 24 95 ci 2028 men significant difference p 0758 results also indicated prevalence htn related year studies p 0708 sample size p 769 conclusion despite advancements science technology along health prevention diseases overall prevalence htn raised iran since htn silent disease significant health consequences economic burden programs designed better htn control seem vital enhance community health