Blood pressure and stroke: a review of sex-and ethnic/racial-specific attributes to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of raised blood pressure

X Wang, C Carcel, M Woodward, AE Schutte - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and its
particular strong association with stroke is well established. Although systolic BP increases …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, trends and associated factors of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: Evidence from BHDS 2011 and 2017–18

NJ Sathi, MA Islam, MS Ahmed, SMS Islam - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The evolving pandemic of non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus
are globally on the rise, and the trend is also escalating in Bangladesh. We aimed to assess …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of Cardiovascular diseases in Jordan: a longitudinal analysis from the global burden of disease study, 1990–2019

YA Al-Ajlouni, O Al Ta'ani, G Shamaileh, Y Nagi… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality
worldwide. While countries in the Arab world continue to lack public health data and be …

Sex-specific prevalence, inequality and associated predictors of hypertension, diabetes, and comorbidity among Bangladeshi adults: results from a nationwide cross …

N Ali, R Akram, N Sheikh, AR Sarker, M Sultana - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the sex-specific prevalence, inequality and factors associated with
healthcare utilisation for diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension and comorbidity among the …

[HTML][HTML] The cascade of care in managing hypertension in the Arab world: a systematic assessment of the evidence on awareness, treatment and control

C Akl, C Akik, H Ghattas, CM Obermeyer - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity globally and in
the Arab world. We summarize the evidence on awareness, treatment, and control of …

[HTML][HTML] Outpatient cardiovascular diseases and diabetes medicines dispensing in the population with government health insurance in Syria between 2018 and 2019 …

S Aljadeeah, E Nagel, VJ Wirtz - BMC Health Services Research, 2021 - Springer
Background Low-and middle-income countries bear the highest burden of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) mortality and morbidity. Syria has undergone an …

Trends in the prevalence and associated factors of prediabetes and diabetes in Bangladesh: Evidence from population-based cross-sectional surveys

MA Rahman, HR Halder, S Kundu, F Sultana… - Diabetes Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Diabetes is a major health problem in Bangladesh, but nationally representative
studies on its trends and associated factors are scarce to guide policy formulation …

Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among workers of an oil palm company in Edo State, Nigeria

OE Obarisiagbon, D Osayi, VA Wagbatsoma - Journal of Community …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: Hypertension is one of the most important preventable causes of premature
morbidity and mortality globally. This condition which was initially considered rare in sub …

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure percentiles by age and gender in Northeastern Iran

M Tayefi, N Shabani, M Saberi-Karimian… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease. Its frequency is
increasing globally. The aim of our study was to evaluate the reference range of blood …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes, hypertension, and comorbidity among Bangladeshi adults: Associated factors and socio-economic inequalities

S Kundu, MA Rahman, H Kabir, MH Al Banna… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes, hypertension, and comorbidity are still crucial public health challenges that
Bangladeshis face. Nonetheless, very few studies have been conducted to examine the …