Taylor N Weckstein, Rebecca G Simmons, Jami Baayd, Kathryn E Fay
Contraceptive Risk Events among Family Planning Specialists: a Cross Sectional Study
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arterial hypertension one prevalent chronic noncommunicable diseases leading preventable risk factor cardiovascular disease cvd allcause mortality worldwide although primary causes consequences preventable often remains undiagnosed consequently study aims determine prevalence factors associated normotensive diagnosed undiagnosed hypertension adults crosssectional populationbased study conducted sabaneta colombia 2021 2022 286 adults aged 18 older stratified systematic random sampling methods employed world health organization step survey perez rojas test utilized assess behavioral risk factors sedentary lifestyles body mass index waist circumference arterial tension measured using standardized instruments prevalence hypertension estimated risk factors influencing normotensive diagnosed undiagnosed hypertension analyzed using multinomial regression outcome variable comprised three categories normotensive reference category diagnosed hypertension undiagnosed hypertension multinomial regression coefficients exponentiated presented relative risk ratios rrr 95 confidence intervals ci model adjusted sex sample weight per neighborhood study revealed hypertension prevalence 385 undiagnosed hypertension rate 509 undiagnosed hypertension predominantly adults 60 years rrr 068 95 ci 053086 individuals elementary school education rrr 175 95 ci 127242 physically active rrr 152 95 ci 122189 without prior diagnoses chronic comorbidities rrr 142 95 ci 112182 obesity rrr 225 95 ci 163311 overweight conditions rrr 170 95 ci 1334215 undiagnosed hypertension significant among populations without risk conditions urgent need communitybased early detection education strategies mitigate issue