Gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among elderly Bangladeshi people: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Objective We aimed to estimate the gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among elderly people in Bangladesh.Design and method We analysed data from the food security and nutrition surveillance round 2018–2019. The multistage cluster sampling method was used to select the...

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Main Authors: Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif, Mohammad Aman Ullah, Samir Kanti Sarker, S M Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Dipak K Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e038326.full