Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the urban population of Jaipur in western India

Abstract

A high prevalence of JNC-V-defined hypertension was found in an Indian urban population. Isolated diastolic hypertension was the commonest subtype. Significant determinants of hypertension were age, smoking and body mass index.

Keywords

MedicineTraditional medicineEnvironmental healthPopulationSocioeconomicsDemography

MeSH Terms

AdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionIndiaMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceRandom AllocationSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban Population

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Monilek Hospital and Research Center IN

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 10
Pages: 1193-1200
Citations: 129
Access: Closed

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                                    Rajeev Gupta, 
                                
                                    Soneil Guptha, 
                                
                                    Vijay Prakash Gupta
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the urban population of Jaipur in western India. 
                            Journal of Hypertension
                            , 13
                            (10)
                            , 1193-1200.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199510000-00014
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199510000-00014
PMID: 8586811

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