Prevalence and contributing risk factors for hypertension in urban and rural areas of Pakistan; a study from second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017.

Conclusion: This study concludes that 46.2% prevalence of hypertension is alarming in Pakistan with its associated risk factors. Hence, implementation laws with lifestyle changes and educating people are required on urgent basis to control or reduce hypertension prevalence. PMID: 31151358 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension - May 30, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Basit A, Tanveer S, Fawwad A, Naeem N, NDSP Members Tags: Clin Exp Hypertens Source Type: research