Increasing Prevalence of Hypertension in Bangladesh: A review.
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2015
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Hypertension is a major public health problem globally in both the developed and developing
countries. In Bangladesh, approximately 20% of adult and 40–65% of elderly people suffer from
hypertension. According to Non Communicable Disease risk factors survey, one third of the
Bangladeshi population never measured their blood pressure. The prevalence of self reported
hypertension was 12.5% (men 10.9% and women 13.9%). Many risk factors underlying hypertension
have been identified including non- modifiable factors such as age, gender, genetic factors, and race,
as well as modifiable factors including overweight, high sodium intake, and reduced physical
activity. The aim of this review was to present the scenery of hypertension and as well as present the
exponential trend of hypertension in Bangladesh. We included 9 studies for the review that met the
inclusion criteria and study objectives. Analyses of exponential trend reveled an increase in
hypertension prevalence among adult population at a rate of 0.04 (R=0.33) per year. This review
studies have demonstrated that interventions aimed at changing these modifiable factors might
contribute to prevent the development of hypertension.
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Koly Kamrun Nahar, Biswas Tuhin, Islam Anwar. Increasing Prevalence of Hypertension in Bangladesh: A review. Cardiovascular Journal. 2015; 8(1): 59-64.