Hypertension is an important public health challenge worldwide because of its high
prevalence and the concomitant increase in the risk of cardiovascular-renal disease. 1 …

Objective First, to obtain regional estimates of prevalence of hypertension and type 2
diabetes in urban slums; and second, to compare these with those in urban and rural areas …

Objectives The continuing rise of smoking behaviours will inevitably lead to a further
increase in hypertension prevalence. However, limited research has examined the impacts …

Background Slum dwellers have poor socio-environmental conditions and less access to
medical care, which make them susceptible to illnesses. Studies on urban slums have …

Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most important public health challenges, especially in
developing countries. Despite individual studies, information on the exact prevalence of …

Abstract Purpose of Review This study investigated and pooled the long-term trends in
prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (HTN) in the Middle East and …

Hipertensi merupakan penyakit tidak menular yang menjadi masalah kesehatan umum di
berbagai Negara. Di Indonesia, hipertensi menempati urutan kelima penyebab kematian …

The collected data in Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) Program which had detailed the data on
participants' smoking status and habits, was analysed to investigate the association between …

Background: The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising globally. The present
study was carried out to examine the relationship between different ANTHROPOMETRIC …

• In Malaysia, the leading cause of mortality in both genders–CVD(NHMS III 2006)•
Cardiovascular risk profile among smokers worse than non smokers, earlier to get coronary …