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The prevalence of hypertension in rural Zulus. A preliminary study.
S Afr Med J. 1981 Jul 04; 60(1):7-10.SA

Abstract

In a preliminary random study of 1 000 rural Zulus the overall prevalence of primary hypertension was 10,5% (females 10,75%, males 10%). Women between the ages of 31 and 40 years had a higher prevalence than men. The mean arterial pressure in relation to age and sex was not as high as in urban Zulus. The urban Zulus had a more definite rise in mean arterial pressure after 30 years of age. A diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 95 mmHg was present in 8,1% of the subjects and 2,3% had a diastolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 105 mmHg. This study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus and that large-scale case-finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban Black population of South Africa.

Authors

Seedat YK
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Hackland DB
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Mpontshane J
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MeSH

AdultAfrican AmericansAfrican Continental Ancestry GroupAge FactorsAgedBlood Pressure DeterminationFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedRandom AllocationRural PopulationSex FactorsSouth Africa

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7244922

Citation

Seedat, Y K., et al. "The Prevalence of Hypertension in Rural Zulus. a Preliminary Study." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 60, no. 1, 1981, pp. 7-10.
Seedat YK, Hackland DB, Mpontshane J. The prevalence of hypertension in rural Zulus. A preliminary study. S Afr Med J. 1981;60(1):7-10.
Seedat, Y. K., Hackland, D. B., & Mpontshane, J. (1981). The prevalence of hypertension in rural Zulus. A preliminary study. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 60(1), 7-10.
Seedat YK, Hackland DB, Mpontshane J. The Prevalence of Hypertension in Rural Zulus. a Preliminary Study. S Afr Med J. 1981 Jul 4;60(1):7-10. PubMed PMID: 7244922.
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