Prevalence and incidence of hypertension: Results from a representative cohort of over 16,000 adults in three cities of South Asia

Prevalence and incidence of hypertension: Results from a representative cohort of over 16,000 adults in three cities of South Asia

Background: Despite high projected burden, hypertension incidence data are lacking in South Asian population. We measured hypertension prevalence and incidence in the Center for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) adult cohort. Methods: The CARRS Study recruited representative samp...

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Main Authors: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Shreeparna Ghosh, Roopa Shivashankar, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Dimple Kondal, Ruby Gupta, Mohammed K. Ali, Deepa Mohan, Viswanathan Mohan, Masood M. Kadir, Nikhil Tandon, Kolli Srinath Reddy, K.M. Venkat Narayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Hypertension
Prevalence
Incidence
South Asia
India
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217302286

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