The prevalence, predictors and associations of hypertension in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population based national survey

Autor:	David R. Matthews, Prasad Katulanda, Rezvi Sheriff, Ranil Jayawardena, Godwin R Constantine, Priyanga Ranasinghe
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Adult Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Urban Population Physiology Ethnic group Blood Pressure Comorbidity Health Promotion Population based Diabetes Complications Risk Factors Diabetes mellitus Prevalence Internal Medicine medicine Humans Developing Countries Aged Sri Lanka Traditional medicine business.industry Public health General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Health Surveys Obesity Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Blood pressure Sample size determination Obesity Abdominal Hypertension Female Sri lanka business Demography
Zdroj:	Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 36:484-491
ISSN:	1525-6006 1064-1963 2005-2006
DOI:	10.3109/10641963.2013.863321
Popis:	We studied the community prevalence, patterns and predictors of hypertension in a large sub-population of South Asian adults with a view of identifying differential risk factors. Data were collected between years 2005-2006 and 5000 adults were invited for the study. The sample size was 4485, and about 39.5% were males. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 127.1 ± 19.8 mmHg and 75.4 ± 11.3 mmHg, respectively. Age-adjusted prevalence in all adults, males and females was 23.7%, 23.4% and 23.8%, respectively. Urban adults had a significantly higher prevalence of hypertension than rural adults. In the binary logistic-regression analysis, male gender (OR: 1.2), increasing age, Sri Lankan Moor ethnicity (OR: 1.6), physical inactivity (OR: 1.7), presence of diabetes (OR: 2.2) and central obesity (OR: 2.3) all were significantly associated with hypertension. In conclusion, nearly one-third of the Sri Lankan adult population is hypertensive. Hence, public health initiatives should encourage healthier lifestyles with emphasis on preventing obesity and increasing physical activity.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e8b0abfecb62a7a92c061b9690682663 https://doi.org/10.3109/10641963.2013.863321 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text ve formátu PDF Plný text ve formátu HTML
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje	K zobrazení výsledku je třeba se přihlásit.