The purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence and distribution of
hypertension in an adult Tehranian population. Data were collected for 3343 men and 5148 …

Background: Few epidemiological investigations evaluated the role of smoking cessation on
blood pressure (BP), and the results are not univocal. Therefore, the aim of this study was to …

Design A population-based cross-sectional study in 12 417 men screened for a routine
medical and biological check-up provided by their medical insurance at the 'Institut inter …

Background Smoking and hypertension are 2 leading causes of death worldwide, and it has
been claimed that smoking is a cause of hypertension despite inconsistent results in the …

The purpose of this work was to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular
risk factors and its association with sociodemographic, behavioural and lifestyle …

Background: Little is known about sex differences in the risk of type 2 diabetes (DM2)
development related to body fat depot. The main aim of this study was to assess sex-specific …

METHODS Smoking status was based on smoking pack-years and cigarettes per day, and
alcohol consumption was measured in units/day. Gender associations between smoking …

Objective To investigate how individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)(blood
pressure, lipid levels, body mass index, waist and hip circumference, use of antihypertensive …

Objectives: Coronary artery disease is becoming more prevalent in developing countries,
particularly in urban areas. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the main cardiovascular
risk factors in Morocco and their distribution according to age, sex and residential area …