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Rachmawati E, Riskiyah, Novindra QA, Syarifah NA, Aisy NR. Association between lifestyle factors and hypertension control in Indonesian primary healthcare settings: A cross-sectional study. MALAYSIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF MALAYSIA 2024; 19:18. [PMID: 39011294 PMCID: PMC11249102 DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24878427.v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Introduction A healthy lifestyle influences hypertension control. However, studies investigating the effects of lifestyle on hypertension remain elusive. This study aimed to analyse the association between lifestyle factors and hypertension control among patients with hypertension. Methods This cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted from June to December 2022 among 265 patients with hypertension from the Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat. The status of hypertension control was assessed by checking the serial blood pressure. The physical activity (PA) level, sleep quality, stress level and eating pattern were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21; and 24-Hour Food Recall Questionnaire, Adolescent Food Habits Checklist and Emotional Eating Scale, respectively. Stepwise binary logistic regression and a generalised linear model were used for the statistical analysis. Results Approximately 72.2% of the participants had uncontrolled hypertension. The majority showed a low PA level (46%), normal stress level (94.7%), good sleep quality (80%), low caloric intake (95.5%), neutral food habit (55.5%) and low emotional eating (93.2%). Sex (P=0.030), age (P=0.018), PA level (P=0.011), sleep quality (P=0.032) and stress level (P=0.030) significantly influenced hypertension control. Specifically, moderate (odds ratio [OR]=5.868, 95% confidence interval [CI]=3.024-11.798, P=0.000) and vigorous PA levels (OR=2.188, 95% CI=1.026-4.678, P=0.042) were significantly associated with hypertension control. Conclusion Moderate and vigorous PA levels are lifestyle factors that may play a role in controlling hypertension.
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- Ermin Rachmawati
- MD, M.Biomed, Dr, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Jl. Locari, Tlekung, Kec., Junrejo, Batu East Jawa, Indonesia.
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- MD, MMRS, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Jl. Locari, Tlekung, Kec., Junrejo, Batu East Jawa, Indonesia
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- Medical Profession Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Jl. Locari, Tlekung, Kec., Junrejo, Batu East Jawa, Indonesia
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- Medical Profession Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Jl. Locari, Tlekung, Kec., Junrejo, Batu East Jawa, Indonesia
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- Medical Profession Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Jl. Locari, Tlekung, Kec., Junrejo, Batu East Jawa, Indonesia
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Lu A, Yu F, Tan X, Jin X, Wang X, Wu W. Association Between Self-Perception of Aging and Long-Term Mortality in Elderly Patients with Hypertension in Rural China: A Possible Beneficial Effect of Nut Intake. Clin Interv Aging 2024; 19:357-366. [PMID: 38464597 PMCID: PMC10921891 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s445378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Purpose Previous research has consistently shown that self-perception of aging (SPA) is an important predictor of health and longevity, while Chinese rural elderly patients with hypertension had poorer SPA. Whether it was associated with their mortality kept unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the long-term mortality and analyze the association between SPA and this mortality in the specific context of rural elderly patients with hypertension. Patients and Methods This study is a longitudinal investigation of the mortality in elderly patients with hypertension in rural Suzhou, China. Sociodemographic and clinical data, SPA, and six-year mortality were investigated. We used binary logistic regression and subgroup analyses to assess the effect of SPA at baseline on six-year mortality. Results A total of 280 hypertensive patients aged 60 years and older participated in the study, of whom 21 died, with a six-year mortality rate of 7.5%. After controlling for covariates, the "Emotional representation" dimension (OR=2.824, 95% CI:1.034-7.712) in SPA remained a risk factor for death. In subgroup analyses of the group aged 75 years and older, high scores on the "Timeline cyclical" (OR=14.125, 95% CI: 1.258-158.593) and "Emotional representations" (OR=2.567, 95% CI:1.066-6.182) dimensions were associated with a higher risk of death, while weekly nut intake may have mitigated the negative SPA effect on mortality. Conclusion Poorer self-perception of aging was associated with a high risk of mortality in rural elderly patients with hypertension, while the habit of weekly nut intake might help reduce this risk in the group aged 75 years or older.
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- Anping Lu
- Nursing Department, The First People’s Hospital of Changshu, Changshu, 215500, People’s Republic of China
- School of Nursing, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People’s Republic of China
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- Nursing Department, The First People’s Hospital of Changshu, Changshu, 215500, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, People’s Republic of China
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- Nursing Department, The First People’s Hospital of Changshu, Changshu, 215500, People’s Republic of China
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Tao Z, Qu Q, Li J, Li X. Factors influencing blood pressure variability in postmenopausal women: evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Clin Exp Hypertens 2023; 45:2181356. [PMID: 36842972 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2181356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim is to identify the factors influencing blood pressure variability in postmenopausal women based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). MATERIAL AND METHODS The data on postmenopausal women between 1993 and 2015 were extracted from the CHNS. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to analyze the development track of blood pressure changes, based on which the subjects were separately divided into two groups for systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Univariate and multivariate analyzes were performed to analyze the factors influencing SBP and DBP. RESULTS A total of 346 women were eligible for the study. Group-based trajectory modeling showed two different trajectories of blood pressure, including the low-level, slowly developed type and the high-level, rapidly developed, stable type of SBP, as well as the low-level, slowly developed type and the high-level, slowly developed type of DBP. In multivariate analysis, age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.118, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.082-1.156), body mass index (BMI) (OR: 2.239, 95%CI: 1.010-4.964), antihypertensive agents (OR: 7.293, 95%CI: 2.191-24.275), hip circumference (OR: 1.069, 95%CI: 1.014-1.128) and marital status (OR: 3.103, 95%CI: 1.028-9.361) were found to be the significant factors influencing SBP; age (OR: 1.067, 95%CI: 1.039-1.096), alcohol consumption (OR: 2.741, 95%CI: 1.169-6.429), antihypertensive agents (OR: 4.577, 95%CI: 1.553-13.492), hip circumference (OR: 1.093, 95%CI: 1.049-1.138), and marital status (OR: 3.615, 95%CI: 1.228-10.644) were the predominant factors influencing DBP. CONCLUSIONS In postmenopausal women, age, BMI, antihypertensive agents, hip circumference, and marital status are associated with SBP changes, while age, alcohol consumption, antihypertensive agents, hip circumference, and marital status with DBP variability. MESH KEYWORDS postmenopausal women, blood pressure, development track, influencing factors, CHNS.
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- Zhonge Tao
- Department of Gynecology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China
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Kong L, Zhang H. Latent profile analysis of depression in non-hospitalized elderly patients with hypertension and its influencing factors. J Affect Disord 2023; 341:67-76. [PMID: 37633527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is a common chronic disease in the elderly, which seriously affects people's physical and mental health, leading to anxiety, depression and other symptoms. To analyze the types of depression that may occur in elderly patients with non-hospitalized hypertension and explore its influencing factors can reduce the level of depression and improve the quality of life. METHODS Based on the data of the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to establish the potential profile model of elderly hypertensive patients with depression, and multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to explore the influencing factors of patients with depression. RESULTS 3514 elderly patients with hypertension could be divided into three potential characteristics of depression: low-level (13.9 %), medium-level (51.9 %) and high-level (34.2 %). Multiple logistic regression showed that anxiety, IADL, age, exercise, economic level, hearing difficulty, self-reported health and visual function predicted the depression of the medium-level in the comparison between the low-level and the medium-level; taking low levels as a reference, anxiety, IADL, co-residence of interviewee, age, exercise, self-reported health marital status and visual function can predict the depression of high-level; anxiety, exercise, self-reported health and marital status predicted the depression of the high-level in the comparison between the medium-level and the high-level. LIMITATIONS (1) This study is a cross-sectional study; (2) due to data limitations, other influencing factors may be ignored. CONCLUSION Depression in elderly patients with hypertension was divided into three potential profiles, which had obvious classification characteristics.
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- Linghui Kong
- Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
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Alwani AA, Singh U, Sankhyan S, Chandra A, Rai SK, Nongkynrih B. Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2023; 12:1885-1892. [PMID: 38024890 PMCID: PMC10657111 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1909_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Living with hypertension (HTN) has been found to cause distress, which adversely affects one's self-care and may lead to elevated blood pressure. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence of HTN-related distress. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of HTN-related distress among adults with HTN attending an outpatient department in an urban primary health centre and to determine the factors associated with distress. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient department of an urban primary health centre in Delhi, India. The enrolled participants were administered a questionnaire, which included a Distress Scale for patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (DSDH17 M) (to assess for HTN-related distress) and Health-Related Quality of Life, Healthy Days Measure. A descriptive analysis was performed. Factors associated with HTN-related distress were tested using logistic regression. Results One hundred forty-one participants were enrolled in this study. Most were women (73.76%) with a mean age of 60.15 years (standard deviation [SD]: 0.78). The prevalence of HTN-related distress (average DSDH17 M score ≥3) was 14% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.30-21.03). Patients with HTN-related distress had significantly poor health and reported a greater number of days where they were physically or mentally unhealthy. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds (95% CI: 1.69-21.77, P value = 0.006) of HTN-related distress compared to those with controlled blood pressure. Conclusions Hypertension-related distress was present in 14% of adults with HTN. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds of HTN-related distress.
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- Anam A. Alwani
- Centre for Community Medicine (CCM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine (CCM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine (CCM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine (CCM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Community Medicine (CCM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
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Wang JG, Zhang W, Li Y, Liu L. Hypertension in China: epidemiology and treatment initiatives. Nat Rev Cardiol 2023; 20:531-545. [PMID: 36631532 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-022-00829-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The past two to three decades have seen a steady increase in the prevalence of hypertension in China, largely owing to increased life expectancy and lifestyle changes (particularly among individuals aged 35-44 years). Data from the China hypertension survey conducted in 2012-2015 revealed a high prevalence of grade 3 hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mmHg) in the general population, which increased with age to up to 5% among individuals aged ≥65 years. The risk profile of patients with hypertension in China has also been a subject of intense study in the past 30 years. Dietary sodium and potassium intake have remained largely the same in China in the past three decades, and salt substitution strategies seem to be effective in reducing blood pressure levels and the risk of cardiovascular events and death. However, the number of individuals with risk factors for hypertension and cardiovascular disease in general, such as physical inactivity and obesity, has increased dramatically in the same period. Moreover, even in patients diagnosed with hypertension, their disease is often poorly managed owing to a lack of patient education and poor treatment compliance. In this Review, we summarize the latest epidemiological data on hypertension in China, discuss the risk factors for hypertension that are specific to this population, and describe several ongoing nationwide hypertension control initiatives that target these risk factors, especially in the low-resource rural setting.
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- Ji-Guang Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- National Research Centre for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- National Research Centre for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- National Research Centre for Translational Medicine at Shanghai, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Hypertension League Institute, Beijing, China
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Feyisa BR, Tamiru A, Debelo S, Feyisa I, Tola EK, Tolesa EJ, Negeri A, Shibiru T, Galata A, Biru B. Magnitude of hypertension and its association with obesity among employees of Wallaga University, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070656. [PMID: 37438078 PMCID: PMC10347519 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the magnitude of hypertension, its association with obesity and the associated factors among employees of Wallaga University, Ethiopia. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS This institution-based cross-sectional study was employed among 588 employees of the university. Respondents were selected by stratified random sampling technique and interviewed with the aid of a structured questionnaire. THE MAIN OUTCOME MEASURED Hypertension and obesity were measured using WHO Stepwise approach and recommendations. We used a stratified random sampling technique to select 588 employees of the university from 3 August 2021 to 15 October 2021. A structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were used for data collection. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors independently associated with hypertension. A p value less than or equal to 0.05 and its 95% confidence level was used to declare the statistical significance. RESULTS A total of 578 participants consented and completed the study, giving a response rate of 98.3%. The mean age of the respondents was 31.78 years with SD of 5.4. The overall prevalence of hypertension, general obesity and central obesity was 14.4% (95% CI 11.6% to 17.5%), 31.3% (95% CI 27.6% to 35.3%) and 37% (95% CI 33.1% to 41.1%), respectively. Obesity was significantly associated with hypertension (adjusted OR (AOR): 6.3; 95% CI 2.60 to 8.19). Age range from 35 to 46 (AOR 7.01; 95% CI 1.56 to 31.74), age ≥46 years (AOR 8.45; 95% CI 1.14 to 62.04), being non-academic staff (AOR 2.74; 95% CI 1.56 to 4.81), having additional income (AOR 2.48; 95% CI 1.08 to 5.70), physical inactivity (AOR 2.36; 95% CI 1.44 to 3.88) and poor practice of dietary salt consumption (AOR 1.65; 95% CI 1.01 to 2.87) were factors associated with hypertension. CONCLUSION One in seven, more than two in seven and nearly two in six of the employees of Wallaga University were hypertensive, centrally obese and generally obese, respectively. There was a positive association between obesity and hypertension. Comprehensive awareness creation and devising workplace intervention strategies are highly recommended to reduce the hypertension burden and associated obesity.
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- Bikila Regassa Feyisa
- Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
- Department of Public Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Sport Studies, College of Computational and Natural Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University Referral Hospital, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University Referral Hospital, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, Institutes of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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Moloro AH, Seid AA, Jaleta FY. A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol on hypertension prevalence and associated factors among bank workers in Africa. SAGE Open Med 2023; 11:20503121231172001. [PMID: 37181276 PMCID: PMC10170600 DOI: 10.1177/20503121231172001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis will investigate the pooled prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among bank workers in Africa. Methods Studies published with full texts in English will be searched in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, African Journals Online, and Google Scholar databases. Checklists from the Joanna Briggs Institute will be used to assess the studies' methodology quality. Data extraction, critical appraisal, and screening of all retrieved articles will be conducted by two independent reviewers. Statistical analysis will be performed using STATA-14 software packages. A random effect will be employed to demonstrate pooled estimates of hypertension among bank workers. For determinants of hypertension, an effect size with a 95% confidence interval will be analyzed. Results Data extraction and statistical analyses will begin after identifying the most pertinent studies and evaluating their methodological quality. Data synthesis and the presentation of the results are scheduled for completion by the end of 2023. After the review is completed, the results will be presented at relevant conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal. Conclusion Hypertension is a major public health concern in Africa. More than 2 out of 10 people aged older than 18 years suffer from hypertension. A number of factors contribute to hypertension in Africa. These factors include female gender, age, overweight or obesity, khat chewing, alcohol consumption, and family history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. To address the alarming rise in hypertension in Africa, behavioral risk factors should be given primary attention. Protocol registration This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol is registered in PROSPERO with the registration ID and link as follows: CRD42022364354;CRD-register@york.ac.ukhttps://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd.
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- Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro
- Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Samara University, Samara, P.O. Box 132, Afar, Ethiopia.
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Species-Specific Effects of Planktonic Bacteria on the Predator-Induced Life-History Defense of Daphnia: Based on Hierarchical Cluster Analysis and Structural Equation Model. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0143222. [PMID: 36377930 PMCID: PMC9753967 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01432-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Planktonic bacteria are an important part of aquatic ecosystems and interact with zooplankton. However, it is still unclear whether different planktonic bacteria differentially interfere with the responses of zooplankton to their predators. Here, we investigated the effects of different planktonic bacteria, which were isolated and purified from natural lakes, on the anti-predation (Rhodeus ocellatus as the predator) defense responses of Daphnia magna. Our results showed that the effects of planktonic bacteria on the induced life-history defenses of Daphnia were species-specific. Bacteria which increased (e.g., Escherichia coli, Citrobacter braakii) Daphnia body size also promoted the induced defense of body size, whereas bacteria which decreased (e.g., Pseudomonas spp.) Daphnia body size also inhibited the induced defense of body size. In addition, the same bacteria had different effects on induced defense traits. Some bacteria (e.g., E. coli) promoted the induced defense of body size but reduced the induced defense of offspring number, whereas other bacteria (e.g., Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas veronas) weakened the induced defense of body size but had no significant effect on the induced defense of offspring number. Moreover, the differential effects of planktonic bacteria on Daphnia's induced defenses were not related to the bacterial degradation of kairomone. This study illustrated, for the first time, the species-specific effects of planktonic bacteria on predator-induced responses of Daphnia. IMPORTANCE This study is the first to reveal the differential effects of different species of planktonic bacteria on fish kairomone-induced defense traits and energy redistribution in Daphnia. Our results not only help deepen the understanding of Daphnia's inducible defenses in environments containing a variety of bacteria but also provide insights into the energy reallocation involved in anti-predator defenses.
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Li M, Shi Z. Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Associated with Incident Hypertension among Chinese Adults-Results from China Health and Nutrition Survey 1997-2015. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224783. [PMID: 36432470 PMCID: PMC9692874 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: Ultra-processed food (UPF) has been shown to increase the cardiometabolic health risks. We aimed to determine the association between UPF intake based on the NOVA classification and the risk of hypertension incidence during 1997−2015. Methods: Data from 15,054 adults aged ≥ 20 years (47.4% males) attending the China Nutrition and Health Survey (CNHS) were used. Food intake at each survey was assessed by a 3-day 24 h dietary recall and weighed food record method between 1997−2011. Cox regression was used to assess the association between UPF intake and incident hypertension. Results: During a mean average of 9.5 years (SD 5.5) of follow up, 4329 hypertension incident cases were identified. The incident rates (per 1000) for non-consumers and 1−49, 50−99, and ≥100 g/day of UPF intake were 29.5 and 29.5, 33.4, and 36.3, respectively. Compared with non-consumers, the hazard ratios (95% CI) for UPF intake of 1−49, 50−99, and >100 g/day were 1.00 (0.90−1.12), 1.17 (1.04−1.33), and 1.20 (1.06−1.35), respectively, (p = 0.001) after adjusting for potential confounding factors. There was a significant interaction between UPF intake and age with a higher risk in the younger group (<40 years) than in the older one. Conclusion: UPF consumption was dose-responsively associated with increased risk of hypertension among Chinese adults, especially in younger groups.
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- Ming Li
- Centre for Population Health Research, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Human Nutrition Department, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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Kibret AA, Aragie H, Belay DG, Molla MD, Teferi ET, Melese EB, Worku YB, Wolde HF, Adugna DG. Hypertension and Its Associated Factors Among Cancer Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. J Multidiscip Healthc 2022; 15:793-803. [PMID: 35444426 PMCID: PMC9015048 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s352114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Anteneh Ayelign Kibret
- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Correspondence: Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, P.O.Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia, Tel +2510932223887, Email
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Barrios-Fernandez S, Sosa-Sánchez EM, Carlos-Vivas J, Muñoz-Bermejo L, Morenas-Martín J, Apolo-Arenas MD, Adsuar JC, Domínguez-Muñoz FJ. Intrasession Reliability Analysis for Oscillometric Blood Pressure Method Using a Digital Blood Pressure Monitor in Peruvian Population. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:209. [PMID: 35206824 PMCID: PMC8871912 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Blood Pressure (BP) is one of the most used measured clinical parameters in health promotion and intervention. BP measures can vary due to different parameters, so we aim to study the intrasession test-retest reliability for an oscillometric method using a digital tensiometer in the Peruvian population aged over 15 with and without a diagnosis of hypertension (HT). Data were taken from the Demographic and Family Health Survey conducted in Peru in 2019. Technicians had to follow a standardized protocol on the conditions to carry out a valid and reliable measurement. Relative reliability was excellent in most cases (intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.9); absolute reliability was excellent (standard error of measurement < 5%) and smallest real difference < 10% in most cases. The Bland-Altman plot showed a systematic error of 2.36 for systolic BP in men and 2.16 in women, and 0.823 for diastolic BP in men and 0.71 for diastolic BP in women. Results suggest that the oscillometric method with a digital blood pressure monitor was reliable in absolute and relative terms in this population, so it could be used as a reliable control test to measure changes after an intervention.
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- Sabina Barrios-Fernandez
- Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;
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- Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (E.M.S.-S.); (J.C.A.)
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- Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (E.M.S.-S.); (J.C.A.)
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- Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;
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- Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Therapeutics, Medicine and Health Sciences College, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain;
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- Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (E.M.S.-S.); (J.C.A.)
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- Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;
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Gusty R, Effendi N, Lim KA, Syafrita Y. Correlation of Hypertension Self-Care Activity Level Effects Factors with Perceived Stress in Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.7218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Stress is associated with hypertension self-care behavior activity. Low self-care can cause hypertension and make hypertension uncontrolled. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension are very susceptible to experiencing stress through self-care activities that they must do.
AIM: This study aims to identify the role of perceived stress on the self-care behavior of patients with uncontrolled hypertension. This study aims to assess the correlation of hypertension self-care activity level effect factors with perceived stress in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
METHODS: This quantitative study with a cross-sectional design recruited 383 patients with uncontrolled hypertension at a community health center. The sampling technique is consecutive sampling. Perceived stress was assessed using Perceived Stress Sclae (PSS) and hypertension self-care activities were assessed using Hypertension Self-Care Activity Level Effect (H-SCALE). Data were analyzed using chi-square and multivariate test.
RESULTS: All respondents experienced stress, where 55.6% severed perceived stress and 44.4% moderate perceived stress. Severe stress occurs 60% in middle age, 54.2% in the elderly, 56.6% of male respondents, and 55.1% of female respondents. About 71.9% of respondents do not go to school, 69.2% are highly educated, and 56.6% of respondents do not work. Medication non-adherence (p = 0.000; OR = 0.941; 95% CI = 0.911–0.973) and weight management non-adherence (p = 0.006; OR = 0.956; 95% CI = 0.927–0.987) were positively correlated with the level of perceived stress in patients uncontrolled hypertension.
CONCLUSION: Improving coping strategies for stress by designing educational provisions about medication and weight management (diet and physical activity) are easily understood by people who do not experience education. Continuity and comprehensive education are needed.
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Niu Y, Sui X, He Y, Xi H, Zhu R, Xu H, Li Y, Zhang Z, Guo L. Association between self-reported snoring and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med 2021; 88:140-148. [PMID: 34749273 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to summarize the evidence for the association between snoring and hypertension and the effect of snoring on hypertension in men and/or women. METHODS We searched the articles in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Embase published up to 12 November 2020 to evaluate the association between snoring and hypertension. Studies were selected according to the predefined screening criteria and their qualities were assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Evaluation Scale. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used as effective indicators. It was registered in PROSPERO with the number: CRD42021224912. RESULTS According to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 11 studies including eight prospective cohort studies and three cross-sectional studies were included. The results showed that compared with non-snoring participants, snoring significantly increased the risk of hypertension in both men and women [odds ratio (OR) = 1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.23-1.42; men: odds ratio (OR) = 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.18-1.49; women: odds ratio (OR) = 1.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.14-1.40]. Besides, the risk of hypertension was significantly increased when the snoring frequency was ≥4 nights/week [frequency≥4 nights/week: odds ratio (OR) = 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.21-1.66; 4 nights/week >frequency>0: odds ratio (OR) = 1.23; 95% confidence interval (CI),1.13-1.34]. CONCLUSIONS Snoring is considered as an independent predictor of hypertension in both men and women, which may play a role in the prevention and control of hypertension. People who snore frequently should pay close attention to their blood pressure levels to prevent hypertension.
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- Yirou Niu
- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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- School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China.
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Tesfa E, Demeke D. Prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Sci Rep 2021; 4:e372. [PMID: 34589614 PMCID: PMC8459032 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A number of epidemiological studies were performed to know the prevalence of and the risk factors for hypertension. However, these studies reported inconsistent results. As a result, this systematic review and meta-analysis were planned to generate representative data on the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension among the Ethiopian adult population. METHODS Five electronic databases, namely, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Hinari, and African Journals Online, were searched for studies published in English from 1 January 2010 to 31 August 2020. Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument and Newcastle-Ottawa scale were used for data extraction and quality assessment for this review. Stata version 14 statistical software was used for the analysis, and due to high heterogeneity a random effects model was used for meta-analysis at 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS In this review, 35 observational studies were included. The pooled prevalence of hypertension in Ethiopia was 20.63% (95% CI [18.70, 22.55]) with the I 2 value of 96.1%. Older age (≥40 years) (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.46 [95% CI: 2.67, 4.49]), urban residence (AOR: 1.47 [95% CI: 1.28, 1.70]), educational status less than grade 12 (AOR: 1.67 [95% CI: 1.38, 2.01]), family history of hypertension (AOR: 4.33 [95% CI: 2.95, 6.34]), diabetes mellitus (DM) (AOR: 5.18 [95% CI: 3.01, 8.88]), body mass index (BMI) ≥25 (AOR: 3.79 [95% CI: 2.61, 5.50]), central obesity (AOR: 1.91 [95% CI: 1.09, 3.36]), and alcohol consumption (AOR: 1.72 [95% CI: 1.26, 2.34]) were the identified risk factors for hypertension. CONCLUSION The pooled prevalence of hypertension is relatively higher as compared to the previous reports in Ethiopia. Older age, urban residence, lower educational coverage, family history of hypertension, DM, BMI ≥25, alcohol consumption, and central obesity were the risk factors for hypertension. The governments and stakeholders should design an appropriate strategy to prevent and control the disease in the Ethiopian population.
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- Endalamaw Tesfa
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar Ethiopia
- Biotechnology Research Institute Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar Ethiopia
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar Ethiopia
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Li Y, Buys N, Li Z, Li L, Song Q, Sun J. The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy-based interventions on patients with hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prev Med Rep 2021; 23:101477. [PMID: 34285871 PMCID: PMC8278424 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Recently, the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based interventions for patients with hypertension have been recognized, but there has been no systematic review that has comprehensively analyzed the efficacy of CBT on health outcomes in this population. We aimed to explore the therapeutic effect of CBT-based interventions on hypertension patients through a meta-analysis. Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were obtained by searching electronic databases. The primary outcomes were physiological indicators (blood pressure, blood lipid profile). Secondary outcomes were psychological indicators (anxiety, depression), and the quality of sleep. Stata version 15.0 software was used to analyze the results. A total of 15 RCTs were included. The main analysis revealed that CBT-based interventions reduced systolic pressure: -8.67 (95% CI: -10.67 to -6.67, P = 0.000); diastolic pressure: -5.82 (95% CI: -7.82 to -3.81, P = 0.000); total cholesterol levels: -0.43 (95% CI: -0.76 to -0.10, P = 0.010); depressive symptoms: -3.13 (95% CI: -4.02 to -2.24, P = 0.000); anxiety symptoms: -3.63 (95% CI: -4.40 to -2.87, P = 0.000); and improved quality of sleep: -2.93 (95% CI: -4.40 to -1.47, P = 0.000). Additionally, the results of subgroup analysis indicated that long-term group-based CBT-based interventions were particularly beneficial for blood pressure management in hypertension patients. CBT-based interventions are effective in reducing systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, total cholesterol levels, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and improving quality of sleep in hypertension patients.
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- Yanni Li
- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Medical Research Center, Ningbo City First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Lu D, Huang Y, Kong Y, Tao T, Zhu X. Gut microecology: Why our microbes could be key to our health. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 131:110784. [PMID: 33152942 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The human body contains a large number of microorganisms, and the gut microecology environment contains the largest number and types of microorganisms. The structure and function of gut microbiota are closely related to the health of the human body. In a cascade of studies, the diversity of gut microbiota and its metabolite often found changed in patients or mice model. What kind of gut microbiota that associated with the occurrence or treatment of diseases were also found in many studies. Gut microbiota and its products can affect the function of the human body. Short-chain fatty acids, bile acid, indoles and so on were found can regulate the inflammation, immune response to affect the process of diseases. Immune cells like natural killer T cells, CD3 + T cells were also found had a link to gut microbiota which associated with diseases. Changes in gut microbiota are associated with changes in the body's major systems, such as the digestive system, the endocrine system, the cardiovascular system, the endocrine and metabolic system, the urinary system diseases, the respiratory system and so on. It is of great significance to study gut microecology for the prevention and treatment of various human diseases.
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- Dihuan Lu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, The Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China; The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong Zhanjiang, Zhanjian, 524023, China; The Key Lab of Zhanjiang for R&D Marine Microbial Resources in the Beibu Gulf Rim, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, The Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China; The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong Zhanjiang, Zhanjian, 524023, China; The Key Lab of Zhanjiang for R&D Marine Microbial Resources in the Beibu Gulf Rim, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hubei No. 3 People's Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430033, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, 255000, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, The Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China; The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong Zhanjiang, Zhanjian, 524023, China; The Key Lab of Zhanjiang for R&D Marine Microbial Resources in the Beibu Gulf Rim, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524023, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, 524023, China.
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among the Outpatient Department in Akaki Kality Subcity Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Int J Hypertens 2020; 2020:7960578. [PMID: 32908691 PMCID: PMC7450304 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7960578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Fatalities from hypertension in East Africa are increasing, even though they decreased in western industrial regions. Older age, being female, illiterate, smoking, physical inactivity, and high waist circumferences are major risk factors for the development of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension among Federal Ministry Civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has found to be high; which is an indication for institution-based hypertension-screening programs. Objective Prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among the outpatient department in Akaki Kality Subcity Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methodology. Facility-based cross-sectional study was carried out on systematically sampled 401 out-department patients whose age was greater than or equal to 18 years in four government health centers in Addis Ababa. Data collection took place from March 10, 2018, to April 06 2018. Binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify predictors of hypertension. Results Patients had a mean age of 41.17 years (95% CI: 39.77–42.57). The prevalence of hypertension was 14% (95% CI: 13.653–14.347), and 30 (53.57%) were males. Alcohol drinkers were 11.844 times more likely to be hypertensive as compared to non-alcohol drinkers (AOR = 11.844, 95% CI: 3.596–39.014). Cigarette smokers were 16.511 times more likely to be hypertensive as compared to non-cigarette smokers (AOR = 16.511, 95% CI: 4.775–57.084). Khat chewers were 6.964 times more likely to be hypertensive as compared to non-khat chewers (AOR = 6.964, 95% CI: 1.773–26.889). Conclusion The prevalence of patients with hypertension was 14%. Alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, khat chewing, body mass index ≥25 kg/m2, and age ≥44 years old are major determinants identified by this study. Hence, appropriate management of patients focusing on the relevant associated factors would be of great benefit in controlling hypertension.
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Menawi W, Najem T, Khalil A, Suleiman J, Dabas A, Abdullah RA, Shareef N, Khraiwesh T. Self-rated health and psychological health among hypertensive patients in Palestine. Health Psychol Open 2020; 7:2055102920973258. [PMID: 33282328 PMCID: PMC7686639 DOI: 10.1177/2055102920973258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The study has investigated the self-rated psychological health of hypertensive patients in Palestine. To that end, a stratified random sample of 502 hypertensive patients (aged ⩾ 18 years) was asked to complete a validated Arabic version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). After collection, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression. In this study, it was found the mean scores for GHQ were statistically higher for females than males (p < 0.05). The females were found to be 1.701 (95% CI = 1.025-2.823) times more at risk of psychological disorders compared to males. In conclusion, improvement of social determinants of hypertensive patients can make a difference in their psychological/mental health.
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- Wafaa Menawi
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
An-Najah National University, Palestine
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Ugwu DI, Onyedibe MCC, Chukwuorji JC. Anxiety sensitivity and psychological distress among hypertensive patients: the mediating role of experiential avoidance. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 26:701-710. [PMID: 32397750 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1764599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Hypertension is often associated with adverse psychosocial outcomes and psychological factors have been advanced for better explanatory models and to enhance the development of effective interventions in the treatment of hypertensive patients. Although the link between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and poor mental health outcomes has been established, the mechanism through which it results in psychological distress (PD) is not yet well understood. In addition to investigating the direct associations of AS and experiential avoidance (EA) to PD, the present study examines whether AS predicts adverse mental health outcomes via EA. Hypertensive patients (N = 240; women = 135; Mean age = 41.09, SD = 9.11 years) drawn from cardiology unit of a Nigerian teaching hospital completed the following measures: Psychological Distress Scale, Anxiety Sensitivity Index - 3, and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. Results showed that that greater AS and greater EA predicted increased PD, even when controlling for age and gender. The mediation hypothesis was further supported suggesting that the association between AS with increase in PD was a function of heightened EA. These findings are consistent with the notion that acceptance of daily experiences may serve to buffer against the potential adverse mental health outcomes and may be a critical target for interventions to ameliorate PD in patients with chronic health conditions such as hypertension. Psychological interventions that deals with experiential avoidance could be used in the management of distressed hypertensive patients.
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- Dorothy I Ugwu
- Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Awuah RB, de-Graft Aikins A, Dodoo FNA, Meeks KA, Beune EJ, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Addo J, Smeeth L, Bahendeka SK, Agyemang C. Psychosocial factors and hypertension prevalence among Ghanaians in Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe: The RODAM study. Health Psychol Open 2019; 6:2055102919885752. [PMID: 31763049 PMCID: PMC6851611 DOI: 10.1177/2055102919885752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Despite progress made to prevent and control hypertension, its prevalence has
persisted in many countries. This study examined the associations between
psychosocial factors and hypertension among Ghanaian non-migrants and migrants.
Data were drawn from the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants
(RODAM) project. Findings show that among migrant women, those who experienced
periods of stress at home/work had higher odds of hypertension. Among
non-migrants, women with depression symptoms were more likely to be
hypertensive. Furthermore, there was a positive association between negative
life events and hypertension among non-migrant men. The findings highlight the
importance of psychosocial factors in addressing hypertension prevalence in
Ghanaian populations.
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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Mocayar Marón FJ, Ferder L, Saraví FD, Manucha W. Hypertension linked to allostatic load: from psychosocial stress to inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Stress 2019; 22:169-181. [PMID: 30547701 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1542683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Although a large number of available treatments and strategies, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases continues to grow worldwide. Emerging evidence supports the notion of counteracting stress as a critical component of a comprehensive therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular disease. Indeed, an unhealthy lifestyle is a burden to biological variables such as plasma glucose, lipid profile, and blood pressure control. Recent findings identify allostatic load as a new paradigm for an integrated understanding of the importance of psychosocial stress and its impact on the development and maintenance of cardiovascular disease. Allostasis complement homeostasis and integrates behavioral and physiological mechanisms by which genes, early experiences, environment, lifestyle, diet, sleep, and physical exercise can modulate and adapt biological responses at the cellular level. For example, variability is a physiological characteristic of blood pressure necessary for survival and the allostatic load in hypertension can contribute to its related cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the current review will focus on the mechanisms that link hypertension to allostatic load, which includes psychosocial stress, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction. We will describe and discuss new insights on neuroendocrine-immune effects linked to allostatic load and its impact on the cellular and molecular responses; the links between allostatic load, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction; the epidemiological evidence supporting the pathophysiological origins of hypertension; and the biological embedding of allostatic load and hypertension with an emphasis on mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Feres José Mocayar Marón
- a Área de Química Biológica, Departamento de Morfofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Nephrology Division, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , FL , USA
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- c Instituto de Fisiología, Departamento de Morfofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina
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- d Área de Farmacología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina
- e Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET) , Mendoza , Argentina
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Du M, Yin S, Wang P, Wang X, Wu J, Xue M, Zheng H, Zhang Y, Liang D, Wang R, Liu D, Shu W, Xu X, Hao R, Li S. Self-reported hypertension in Northern China: a cross-sectional study of a risk prediction model and age trends. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:475. [PMID: 29921264 PMCID: PMC6006843 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3279-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is a major risk factor for the global burden of disease, particularly in countries that are not economically developed. This study aimed to evaluate risk factors associated with self-reported hypertension among residents of Inner Mongolia using a cross-sectional study and to explore trends in the rate of self-reported hypertension. METHODS Multi-stage stratified cluster sampling was used to survey 13,554 participants aged more than 15 years residing in Inner Mongolia for the 2013 Fifth Health Service Survey. Hypertension was self-reported based on a past diagnosis of hypertension and current use of antihypertensive medication. Adjusted odds risks (ORs) of self-reported hypertension were derived for each independent risk factor including basic socio-demographic and clinical factors using multivariable logistic regression. An optimized risk score model was used to assess the risk and determine the predictive power of risk factors on self-reported hypertension among Inner Mongolia residents. RESULTS During study period, self-reported hypertension prevalence was 19.0% (2571/13,554). In multivariable analyses, both female and minority groups were estimated to be associated with increased risk of self-reported hypertension, adjusted ORs (95% CI) were 1.22 (1.08, 1.37) and 1.66 (1.29, 2.13) for other minority compared with Han, increased risk of self-reported hypertension prevalence was associated with age, marital status, drinking, BMI, and comorbidity. In the analyses calculated risk score by regression coefficients, old age (≥71) had a score of 12, which was highest among all examined factors. The predicted probability of self-reported hypertension was positively associated with risk score. Of 13,421 participants with complete data, 284 had a risk score greater than 20, which corresponded to a high estimated probability of self-reported hypertension (≥67%). CONCLUSIONS Self-reported hypertension was largely related to multiple clinical and socio-demographic factors. An optimized risk score model can effectively predict self-reported hypertension. Understanding these factors and assessing the risk score model can help to identify the high-risk groups, especially in areas with multi-ethnic populations.
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- Maolin Du
- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China.,School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of nutrition and food hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China. .,Department of nutrition and food hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- National Center for Chronic and Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100050, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Beijing, 101149, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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- School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China
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Li Z, Fu C, Yang F, Mao Z. Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension for the middle-aged population in China — results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Clin Exp Hypertens 2018; 41:80-86. [DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2018.1445751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Zhen Li
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, HUB, China
- Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, HUB, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, HUB, China
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- Information Center, Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, HUB, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, HUB, China
- Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, HUB, China
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Chamik T, Viswanathan B, Gedeon J, Bovet P. Associations between psychological stress and smoking, drinking, obesity, and high blood pressure in an upper middle-income country in the African region. Stress Health 2018; 34:93-101. [PMID: 28586134 DOI: 10.1002/smi.2766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The direction and magnitude of the associations between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and psychological stress continue to be debated, and no data are available from surveys in the African region. In this study, we examine the associations between CVRFs and psychological stress in the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region. A survey was conducted in 1,240 adults aged 25-64 years representative of the Seychelles. Participants were asked to rank psychological stress that they had experienced during the past 12 months in four domains: work, social life, financial situation, and environment around home. CVRFs (high blood pressure, tobacco use, alcohol drinking, and obesity) were assessed using standard procedures. Psychological stress was associated with age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Overall, there were only few consistent associations between psychological stress and CVRFs, adjusting for age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Social stress was associated with smoking, drinking, and obesity, and there were marginal associations between stress at work and drinking, and between financial stress, and smoking and drinking. Psychological stress was not associated with high blood pressure. These findings suggest that psychological stress should be considered in cardiovascular disease prevention and control strategies.
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- Tanja Chamik
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ministry of Health, Victoria, Republic of Seychelles
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Job Strain and Casual Blood Pressure Distribution: Looking beyond the Adjusted Mean and Taking Gender, Age, and Use of Antihypertensives into Account. Results from ELSA-Brasil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14040451. [PMID: 28441727 PMCID: PMC5409651 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14040451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Methodological issues are pointed to as the main sources of inconsistencies in studies about the association between job strain and blood pressure (BP)/hypertension. Our aim was to analyze the relationship between job strain and the whole BP distribution, as well as potential differences by gender, age, and use of antihypertensives. Additionally, we addressed issues relating to the operationalization of the exposure and outcome variables that influence the study of their inter-relations. We evaluated the baseline date of 12,038 participants enrolled in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) (2008–2010), a multicenter cohort study of 35–74-year-old civil servants. Job strain was assessed by the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. The distribution of casual BP by categories of job strain was compared by a combination of exploratory techniques. Participants were classified into three subgroups (normotensives, medicated hypertensives, and unmedicated hypertensives), and analyses were stratified by gender and age. The relationship between job strain and casual BP varied along the whole outcome distribution. Hypertensive participants had greater differences in casual BP by job strain category, especially medicated hypertensives. Differences in casual BP were also greater for systolic than for diastolic BP and for older participants. No differences were encountered by gender. The exclusion of participants susceptible to misclassification for the exposure and outcome variables increased the differences observed between the categories of low and high job strain. In conclusion, the relationship between job strain and casual BP varied along the whole outcome distribution and by use of antihypertensive drugs, age, and BP parameter evaluated. Misclassification for exposure and outcome variables should be considered in analyses of this topic.
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Liu MY, Li N, Li WA, Khan H. Association between psychosocial stress and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurol Res 2017; 39:573-580. [PMID: 28415916 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2017.1317904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mei-Yan Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Zhou J, Li S, Wang Y, Foreman RD, Yin J, Zhang S, Chen JDZ. Inhibitory Effects and Mechanisms of Electroacupuncture via Chronically Implanted Electrodes on Stress-Induced Gastric Hypersensitivity in Rats With Neonatal Treatment of Iodoacetamide. Neuromodulation 2017; 20:767-773. [PMID: 28393479 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stress is considered an independent factor causing and aggravating gastrointestinal symptoms, including visceral pain. The aim of this study was to investigate effects and mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) on stress-induced gastric hypersensitivity in rats treated with neonatal iodoacetamide mimicking human functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODS Neonatal rats were treated with gavage of 0.2 mL of 0.1% iodoacetamide in 2% sucrose daily for six days starting on tenth day after birth. The control group was given 0.2 mL of 2% sucrose. When the rats were eight weeks old, acute restraint stress was performed on them for 90 min. EA at ST36 (ZuSanLi) was performed during the acute stress or 30 min after the stress. Adrenoceptor blocking drugs (propranolol and phentolamine) were injected intraperitoneally 30 min before acute restraint stress to explore possible sympathetic mechanisms. Visceral-motor responses to gastric distention were assessed by electromyogram (EMG). RESULTS 1) Stress-induced gastric hypersensitivity was significantly more severe in the FD rats, compared to the control rats. It was blocked by the adrenoceptor antagonists. 2) EA inhibited stress-induced gastric hypersensitivity; the preventive effect of EA (given during stress) was more remarkable than the curative effect (given after stress). Stress resulted in a higher sympathovagal ratio and this was suppressed by EA. CONCLUSIONS Rats treated with neonatal iodoacetamide mimicking FD are more vulnerable to stress. Stress-induced gastric hypersensitivity can be prevented or suppressed by EA at ST36 via the restoration of sympathovagal balance.
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- Jingzhu Zhou
- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Center of Neurogastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Georgousopoulou EN, Mellor DD, Naumovski N, Polychronopoulos E, Tyrovolas S, Piscopo S, Valacchi G, Anastasiou F, Zeimbekis A, Bountziouka V, Gotsis E, Metallinos G, Tyrovola D, Foscolou A, Tur JA, Matalas AL, Lionis C, Sidossis L, Panagiotakos D. Mediterranean lifestyle and cardiovascular disease prevention. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2017; 7:S39-S47. [PMID: 28529921 DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2017.03.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern is a well-established protective factor against cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, diet quality is only one aspect of the overall healthy lifestyle adopted by Mediterranean populations. The latter has never been evaluated as a multi-factorial composite lifestyle. Thus, the aim of the present study was to provide a broader picture of the Mediterranean lifestyle and its effects on CVD risk, among elderly individuals. METHODS During 2005-2015, 2,749 older (aged 65-100 years) from 21 Mediterranean islands (MEDIS) and the rural Mani region (Peloponnesus) of Greece were voluntarily enrolled onto the study. Dietary habits, physical activity status, socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle parameters (sleep, smoking habits, social life and educational status) and clinical profile aspects were derived through standard procedures. RESULTS The overall prevalence of the traditional CVD risk factors were 62.3% for hypertension, 22.3% for diabetes mellitus (type 2) and 47.7% for hypercholesterolemia. The presence of diabetes mellitus was positively predicted by the geriatric depression scale (GDS) [odds ratio (OR) =1.13, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02-1.25] and by an urban residential environment (OR =2.57, 95% CI: 1.10-6.06) after adjusting for several confounders. Presence of hypertension was predicted by increasing age (OR =1.07, 95% CI: 1.02-1.12), increasing body mass index (BMI) (OR =1.12, 95% CI: 1.04-1.21), the habit of midday sleep (OR =2.07, 95% CI: 1.07-4.02) and inversely predicted by the frequency of socializing with friends (OR =0.767, 95% CI: 0.616-0.955). The estimated score in the GDS was the only independent positive predictor for the presence of hypercholesterolemia (OR =1.10, 95% CI: 1.01-1.21). CONCLUSIONS Lifestyle parameters such as social life, midday sleep (siesta) and residential environment are strongly associated with the presence of CVD risk factors in elderly and should be part of broader CVD prevention strategies to reduce the burden of the disease.
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- Ekavi N Georgousopoulou
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.,Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, University of Canberra, Faculty of Health, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, University of Canberra, Faculty of Health, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, University of Canberra, Faculty of Health, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Health, University of Malta, Nutrition, Family and Consumer Studies Office, Msida, Republic of Malta
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.,Animal Science Department, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Health Center of Kalloni, General Hospital of Mitilini, Mitilini, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Universitat de les Illes Balears & CIBERobn, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.,Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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With one-fifth of the world's total population, China's prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may affect the success of worldwide efforts to achieve sustainable CVD reduction. Understanding China's current cardiovascular epidemic requires awareness of the economic development in the past decades. The rapid economic transformations (industrialization, marketization, urbanization, globalization, and informationalization) contributed to the aging demography, unhealthy lifestyles, and environmental changes. The latter have predisposed to increasing cardiovascular risk factors and the CVD pandemic. Rising CVD rates have had a major economic impact, which has challenged the healthcare system and the whole society. With recognition of the importance of health, initial political steps and national actions have been taken to address the CVD epidemic. Looking to the future, we recommend that 4 priorities should be taken: pursue multisectorial government and nongovernment strategies targeting the underlying causes of CVD (the whole-of-government and whole-of-society policy); give priority to prevention; reform the healthcare system to fit the nature of noncommunicable diseases; and conduct research for evidence-based, low-cost, simple, sustainable, and scalable interventions. By pursuing the 4 priorities, the pandemic of CVD and other major noncommunicable diseases in China will be reversed and the global sustainable development goal achieved.
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- Yangfeng Wu
- From Peking University School of Public Health and Clinical Research Institute, Beijing, China (Y.W.); The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (Y.W.); Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, MA (E.J.B.); and The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia (S.M.).
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- From Peking University School of Public Health and Clinical Research Institute, Beijing, China (Y.W.); The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (Y.W.); Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, MA (E.J.B.); and The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia (S.M.)
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- From Peking University School of Public Health and Clinical Research Institute, Beijing, China (Y.W.); The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (Y.W.); Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, MA (E.J.B.); and The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia (S.M.)
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Gender differences in the relationships between psychosocial factors and hypertension. Maturitas 2016; 93:58-64. [PMID: 27338977 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gender differences in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and outcomes of cardiovascular disease are well established but there is still a lack of awareness of this both in the general population and among healthcare providers. In addition to the traditionally recognized cardiovascular risk factors, more recently psychosocial risk factors such as stress, mood disorders, low socioeconomic status and sleep disorders have been linked to cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. Psychosocial factors may have different cardiovascular consequences in men and women; thus further efforts are required to explore pathophysiological mechanisms, to obtain gender-specific data from clinical trials and to translate this knowledge into everyday clinical practice.
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Shafieyan Z, Qorbani M, Rastegari Mehr B, Mahboubi M, Rezapour A, Safari O, Ansari H, Esmaeli Kia M, Asayesh H, Mansourian M. Association Between Lifestyle and Hypertension in Patients Referred to Health Care Centers of Ilam City in 2014. Glob J Health Sci 2015; 8:161-7. [PMID: 26755476 PMCID: PMC4954904 DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v8n6p161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Lifestyle is referred to an individual's healthy and unhealthy behaviors that can affect their health statues. The present study aim was association between lifestyle and hypertension in patients referred to healthcare centers of Ilam city in 2014. MATERIALS & METHODS This research study was a case-control study. The data were collected through a standard questionnaire of health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLPII) as well as the researcher's direct visit to the health care centers in the city of Ilam. After the questionnaires were collected and classified, the data were entered into SPSS software and analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, T-Tests and logistic regression. RESULTS The mean and the standard deviation of the age of the main and the control groups were 57.1 (2.22) and 56.5 (2.99) years old, respectively. 10.9%of the control group and 25.5. % of the cases was smoking cigarettes or hookah. The results of the data analysis showed that the mean scores obtained by the main and the control groups on measures of physical activity, psychological growth, stress and total lifestyleare significantly different, so that the obtained score in the dimensions in patients with hypertension was significantly lower than the score obtained among the healthy individuals. CONCLUSIONS According to the results it seems that educational interventions in the field of healthy lifestyle for individuals with hypertension risk can have an effect on controlling this disease and reducing its incidence.
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- Zahra Shafieyan
- Student Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
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