PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND QUALITYOFLIFEAMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN AN EGYPTIANVILLAGE
MahmoudKhaledKamalKhallafM.;
Abstract
Normallevels ofbothsystolicanddiastolicblood pressureareparticularlyimportantforthe efficientfunction of vitalorganssuchas the heart, kidneys,brainandfor overallhealthandwellbeing.
Raisedblood pressureis one of the leadingriskfactorsfor globalmortality andisestimatedtohavecaused7% of diseaseburdenin2010and9.4million deaths.
Raisedbloodpressureisamajorcardiovascularriskfactor. Ifleftuncontrolled, hypertensioncausesstroke,myocardial infarction, cardiac failure,renalfailure,dementiaand blindness,causing humansufferingand imposing severe financialandserviceburdenson health systems.
Normaladultblood pressure is definedasa systolic blood pressureof 120mm Hganda diastolicbloodpressureof 80 mmHg.Hypertensionis definedasasystolicbloodpressure equaltoor above140mmHgand/ordiastolicblood
pressureequaltoor above90mmHg.
Theaimofthestudywas tomeasuretheprevalenceof hypertensionanditsriskfactorsamongresidentsof a village inMenoufiagovernorateandtoexaminethequality oflife among the studypopulationinthesame village.
A cross sectional designconducted inMeetElMozevillage in ShebinEl Kom, Menoufia, 90km northwest Cairo in delta.
Raisedblood pressureis one of the leadingriskfactorsfor globalmortality andisestimatedtohavecaused7% of diseaseburdenin2010and9.4million deaths.
Raisedbloodpressureisamajorcardiovascularriskfactor. Ifleftuncontrolled, hypertensioncausesstroke,myocardial infarction, cardiac failure,renalfailure,dementiaand blindness,causing humansufferingand imposing severe financialandserviceburdenson health systems.
Normaladultblood pressure is definedasa systolic blood pressureof 120mm Hganda diastolicbloodpressureof 80 mmHg.Hypertensionis definedasasystolicbloodpressure equaltoor above140mmHgand/ordiastolicblood
pressureequaltoor above90mmHg.
Theaimofthestudywas tomeasuretheprevalenceof hypertensionanditsriskfactorsamongresidentsof a village inMenoufiagovernorateandtoexaminethequality oflife among the studypopulationinthesame village.
A cross sectional designconducted inMeetElMozevillage in ShebinEl Kom, Menoufia, 90km northwest Cairo in delta.
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| Title | PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND QUALITYOFLIFEAMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN AN EGYPTIANVILLAGE | Other Titles | انتشار ارتفاع ضغط الدم و نوعية وجودة الحياة لدى مرضى ارتفاع ضغط الدم في قرية مصرية | Authors | MahmoudKhaledKamalKhallafM. | Issue Date | 2016 |
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