2016
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162057
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Prevalence and factors affecting hypertension among old age population in rural area

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“…Our prevalence was higher when compared with United States in Framingham Heart study (74%) [ 10 ] and NHANES data (76.5% ) [ 25 ], Korea (71%) [ 26 ], China (36.2%) [ 27 ] and Spain (72.8%) [ 28 ]; and lower compared to France (97.2%) [ 29 ] and thirteen HYVET study countries (89.9%) [ 12 ]. One study in rural India reported a prevalence of 61% in a subset analysis, which was lower than ours [ 30 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 84%
“…Our prevalence was higher when compared with United States in Framingham Heart study (74%) [ 10 ] and NHANES data (76.5% ) [ 25 ], Korea (71%) [ 26 ], China (36.2%) [ 27 ] and Spain (72.8%) [ 28 ]; and lower compared to France (97.2%) [ 29 ] and thirteen HYVET study countries (89.9%) [ 12 ]. One study in rural India reported a prevalence of 61% in a subset analysis, which was lower than ours [ 30 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 84%
“…Similar findings were found in other studies by Rao et al and Vimala et al 12,14 Significant association was found between hypertension and BMI, lack of physical activity and tobacco intake. Similar findings were found in studies done by Sheth et al and Rao et al 12,17 As age increased prevalence of hypertension was found to be high, however this association was not statistically significant. In other studies done at eastern India it was found to be significantly associated.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…These are in fact the principles of preventive medicine. 1 Hypertension, a key NCD risk factor, appears to be increasing in prevalence, possibly associated with development, urbanization and lifestyle changes. 2 NCDs have been the leading causes of death among women globally for the past three decades and are now responsible for two in every three deaths among women each year.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Old age is not a disease in itself, but the elderly are vulnerable to longterm diseases of insidious onset such as cardiovascular illness, CVA, cancers, diabetes, musculoskeletal and mental illnesses. 5 There is a need to highlight the health problems that are being faced by the elderly people in India and strategies for bringing about an improvement in their quality of life also need to be explored. So the present study was carried out to know the morbidity pattern of geriatric people in rural area.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%