Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among Iranian adults,Birjand,Iran

Background: hypertension (htn) is a major cause of noncommunicable diseases. in this study,we report the prevalence rate of htn in birjand population. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 1286 individuals in birjand in 2014. individuals with systolic blood pressure (sbp) ≥140 mmhg and/or diastolic blood pressure (dbp) ≥90 mmhg were considered as hypertensive. data were analyzed using chi-square test,independent t-test,and one-way anova. p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. results: among the 1286 participants,659 were women (51.2%). prevalence of htn was 20.1% (10.3% systolic htn and 6.9% diastolic htn). prevalence self-reported htn was 12.3%. sbp and dbp means were higher in men (p < 0.001). mean scores of sbp and dbp increased by aging and body mass index (p < 0.001). diabetic individuals had higher sbp scores (p < 0.001). dyslipidemic patients had greater sbp and dbp (p < 0.001). conclusions: prevalence of htn in our study is high. about one-fifth of the participants had htn. in addition,bp is higher in men,elderly,and diabetic individual. therefore,it is necessary to control bp regularly in different groups in society. © 2017 international journal of preventive medicine.