Tackling socioeconomic inequalities and non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries under the Sustainable Development agenda

LW Niessen, D Mohan, JK Akuoku, AJ Mirelman… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the
reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hypertension in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Sarki, CU Nduka, S Stranges, NB Kandala… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Prevalence of Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countri... : Medicine Prevalence of
Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis …

Socioeconomic status and hypertension: a meta-analysis

B Leng, Y Jin, G Li, L Chen, N Jin - Journal of hypertension, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and hypertension has
been studied in a number of reviews. However, the impact of SES on hypertension has been …

Hypertension among older adults in low-and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control

P Lloyd-Sherlock, J Beard, N Minicuci… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background This study uses data from the World Health Organization's Study on Global
Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) to examine patterns of hypertension prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Poor sleep quality associated with high risk of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in China: results from a large population-based study

RQ Liu, Z Qian, E Trevathan, JJ Chang… - Hypertension …, 2016 - nature.com
Little information is available concerning the association between sleep quality and blood
pressure (BP) in Chinese individuals. This study evaluated the association between sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

A Awoke, T Awoke, S Alemu, B Megabiaw - BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2012 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries
including Ethiopia. However, its prevention and control has not yet received due attention …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey

MAB Chowdhury, MJ Uddin, MR Haque… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2016 - Springer
Background Hypertension is an increasing problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in
Bangladesh. Although some epidemiological studies on hypertension have been conducted …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Saudi adult population: a national survey

AA Saeed, NA Al-Hamdan… - International journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This cross‐sectional study aimed at estimating prevalence, awareness, treatment, control,
and predictors of hypertension among Saudi adult population. Multistage stratified sampling …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Vietnam—results from a national survey

PT Son, NN Quang, NL Viet, PG Khai, S Wall… - Journal of human …, 2012 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to estimate mean blood pressure (BP), prevalence of
hypertension (defined as BP⩾ 140/90 mm Hg) and its awareness, treatment and control in …

Sex differences in the risk profile of hypertension: a cross-sectional study

S Ghosh, S Mukhopadhyay, A Barik - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the socioeconomic and behavioural risk factors associated with
hypertension among a sample male and female population in India. Setting Cross-sectional …