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The prevalence of hypertension in the Indian population of Durban.
S Afr Med J. 1978 Jul 01; 54(1):10-5.SA

Abstract

In a random house-to-house study of 1 000 Indians the prevalence of essential hypertension according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria was 19% (females 22%; males 15%). The study revealed that the prevalence of hypertension was higher than in published data from India. Ethnicity in our study caused a significant variation in prevalence. Prevalence was lower than in our urban Zulu study. Blood pressure rose with age, but there was a greater rise in systolic than in diastolic blood pressure. Prevalence in males and females under 40 years were equal. There was an association between hypertension and diabetes mellitus. More effective screening and therapeutic programmes should be initiated in the Indian population because of the high prevalence of hypertension which may lead to complications if untreated, and because 58% of the hypertensive subjects were untreated or had discontinued therapy.

Authors

Seedat YK
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Seedat MA
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Reddy K
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAfrican AmericansAge FactorsAgedBlacksBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansHypertensionIndiaMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsSouth AfricaStatistics as TopicUrban Population

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

694688

Citation

Seedat, Y K., et al. "The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Indian Population of Durban." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 54, no. 1, 1978, pp. 10-5.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Reddy K. The prevalence of hypertension in the Indian population of Durban. S Afr Med J. 1978;54(1):10-5.
Seedat, Y. K., Seedat, M. A., & Reddy, K. (1978). The prevalence of hypertension in the Indian population of Durban. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 54(1), 10-5.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Reddy K. The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Indian Population of Durban. S Afr Med J. 1978 Jul 1;54(1):10-5. PubMed PMID: 694688.
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