Masoud Malekzadeh|Arash Etemadi|Farin Kamangar|Hooman Khademi|Asieh Golozar|Farhad Islami|Akram Pourshams|Hossein Poustchi|Behrouz Navabakhsh|Mohammad Naemi|Paul D.P. Pharoah|Christian C. Abnet|Paul M. Brennan|Paolo Boffetta|Sanford M. Dawsey|Alireza Esteghamati|Reza Malekzadeh
Prevalence, awareness and risk factors of hypertension in a large cohort of Iranian adult population
Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Cancer Institute (WIA)|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Morgan State University|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|International Agency For Research On Cancer|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Cancer Institute (WIA)|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources|University of Cambridge|Cancer Institute (WIA)|Morgan State University|International Prevention Research Institute|Tisch Hospital|Cancer Institute (WIA)|Cancer Institute (WIA)|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Shariati Hospital|Tehran University of Medical Sciences
background considerable variation hypertension prevalence awareness correlates across different geographic locations ethnic groups performed crosssectional analysis data golestan cohort study gcs methods enrollment study occurred 20042008 included 50 045 healthy individuals golestan province northeastern iran hypertension defined sbp least 140 mmhg dbp least 90 mmhg prior diagnosis hypertension use antihypertensive drugs potential correlates hypertension awareness analyzed logistic regression adjusted sex age bmi place residence literacy ethnicity physical activity smoking black green tea consumption wealth score results total cohort participants 21 350 427 hypertensive agestandardized prevalence hypertension using 2001 standard world population 418 95 confidence interval 383452 hypertension directly associated female sex increased bmi turkmen ethnicity lack physical activity inversely associated drinking black tea wealth score among hypertensive patients 462 aware disease 176 receiving antihypertensive medication 321 treated patients controlled hypertension hypertension awareness greater among women elderly overweight obese patients higher wealth score conclusion hypertension highly prevalent rural iran many affected individuals unaware disease rate control antihypertensive medications low increasing hypertension awareness access health services especially among less privileged residents recommended