Abstract
BackgroundA high prevalence rate of hypertension (HTN) and its subsequent serious complications made this disease a major health-treatment concern in many societies. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in Fasa PERSIAN COHORT in south of Iran in 2019.MethodsThis was an analytical-cross sectional study. The study population were the individuals covered by Fasa cohort. Information of the first phase of Fasa Persian cohort in south of Iran was used in this study. Independent t test, chi-square test, analysis of variances, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple stepwise regression were used to analyze the obtained data. Thereafter, the data was analyzed using SPSS software version 22, and P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.ResultsOut of 10,111 individuals included in the study, 5546 (54.86%) subjects were women and 4565 (45.16%) other were men. The overall prevalence rate of hypertension was estimated as 46.6%. In the present study, (16/1%) of the participants were with HTN stage 1, and (17/9%) of them were with HTN stage 2. The results show that there were significant positive correlations among HTN and age, BMI, HDL, TG, BUN, ALP, smoking, physical activity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and renal failure (P < 0.5).ConclusionsPrevalence of HTN in this study population is considerable. Therefore, it is suggested that health system should program some plans to prevent hypertension’s prevalence and eliminate its risk factors.
Highlights
A high prevalence rate of hypertension (HTN) and its subsequent serious complications made this disease a major health-treatment concern in many societies
According to the opinion of American society of Hypertension (ASH) and International society of Hypertension (ISH), systolic blood pressure equal to and greater than 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure equal to and greater than 90 mmHg can be considered as HTN based on an average value obtained from accurate measurement of blood pressure for at least two times [5]
Since there is no study performed in Iran based on the results obtained from cohort data to date, and besides, due to the reason that the identification of risk factors of HTN will play important role in programming for better prevention, control, and treatment of this complication, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in Fasa PERSIAN COHORT in south of Iran in 2019
Summary
A high prevalence rate of hypertension (HTN) and its subsequent serious complications made this disease a major health-treatment concern in many societies. A high prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and its subsequent serious complications made this complication a major problem of health system in many societies [1]. The results of the study performed by Liew et al [6] showed that the prevalence of HTN varies based on demographic, cultural, and social factors in different societies, so it is necessary to conduct more comprehensive studies in various regions, especially cohort studies. The results of a study conducted in Iran reported the prevalence of HTN as 39.4% in age group of 15–65 years old [9]. According to the results of a cohort study, the prevalence of HTN was reported as 41.8% in Golestan province [10]. The prevalence rates of HTN in urban areas of Golestan and in Gorgan city were reported as 32% and 25%, respectively [11]
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