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The prevalence of hypertension in the urban Zulu.
S Afr Med J. 1978 Jun 10; 53(23):923-7.SA

Abstract

In a random house-to-house study of 18000 urban Zulus the overall prevalence of essential hypertension was %25 (female 27%; males 23%). Women between the ages of 35 and 40 years had a higher prevalence than men. The mean arterial pressure according to age and sex was not as high as in the American Negro, West Indian or Nigerian, but certainly higher than in most Caucasian populations. The mean arterial pressure rose with age, showing a greater rise in systolic than in diastolic blood pressure. More effective screening and therapeutic programmes should be initiated in Blacks, since this study showed that 90% of the subjects who had hypertension were undiagnosed, undetected or inadequately treated.

Authors

Seedat YK
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Seedat MA
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Nkomo MN
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAfrican AmericansAgedBlacksBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationFemaleGeorgiaHumansHypertensionLondonMaleMiddle AgedNigeriaPatient DropoutsSouth AfricaStatistics as TopicUrban PopulationWest IndiesWhites

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

694649

Citation

Seedat, Y K., et al. "The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Urban Zulu." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 53, no. 23, 1978, pp. 923-7.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Nkomo MN. The prevalence of hypertension in the urban Zulu. S Afr Med J. 1978;53(23):923-7.
Seedat, Y. K., Seedat, M. A., & Nkomo, M. N. (1978). The prevalence of hypertension in the urban Zulu. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 53(23), 923-7.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Nkomo MN. The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Urban Zulu. S Afr Med J. 1978 Jun 10;53(23):923-7. PubMed PMID: 694649.
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