… concern regarding elevated blood pressure (BP) among children due to its close association
… conducted in 2012 among primary school students in the suburban areas of Selangor by …

… to aid in routine blood pressure screening, … among children in Sabah 15 and Selangor. To
the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to focus on hypertension among primary school …

… knowledge and awareness of hypertension and prevention of elevated high blood pressure.
Therefore, assessment of KAA of hypertension patients about their disease is important for …

… Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for … of hypertension and its associated
risk factors among Malaysian … systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (…

… (SBP) of 140 mmHg or greater or diastolic blood pressure (… Hypertension was associated
with rural location and high … level, ie none, primary school or secondary school, or a high …

… , the systolic and diastolic hypertension were defined based on National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines for blood pressure in children and adolescent adapted from …

… Another study conducted among adolescents aged 12–16 years in Selangor, Malaysia
showed that WHtR was the best indicator to predict the presence of elevated BP in both sexes [45]…

… area, the controlled hypertension in the rural area are remain … the Omron blood pressure
monitor HEM 7120, blood pressure … in a private university in Shah Alam, Selangor. Malaysian J …

… It can be noted that rural respondents were less knowledgeable so that they are more prone
… of blood pressure. This could be due to poor healthcare service in the rural compared to …

… consumption are connected with an increase in blood pressure (… the prevalence of hypertension
was higher in the rural as … of a survey among 770 Malaysia from Selangor, Penang, and …