Risk factors and the relation to primary blood hypertension studied at Bac Giang General Hospital
- Author:
Bui Thanh Nghi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Primary blood hypertension
- MeSH:
Risk factors;
Hypertension;
Blood;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;494(11):50-52
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The enrolled subjects were any patients who diagnosed as primary blood hypertension according to JNC VI - 1997 criteria and treated at Bac Giang General Hospital from October 1st 2003 to September 31st 2004. Common risk factors were: the habit of consuming salty food in the population having this habit, the prevalence of hypertension was 2.33 fold higher than who without; in tabacco smokers - 3.04 folds higher; in alcohol users - 2.95 folds; in obesity - 4 folds; who with familial factors - 9.33 folds.These were main risk factors caused hypertension and having relation to hypertension.
