Open AccessBlood pressure levels and prevalence of arterial hypertension in the rural and the farthest areas of Irkutsk region
Author(s) -
А. А. Дзизинский,
G. M. Sinkova,
В. В. Шпрах,
Н. М. Балабина
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2008-14-4-381-384
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , cardiology , population , prehypertension , environmental health
The aim of the study was to investigate blood pressure levels and the prevalence of arterial hypertension in population of working people in rural and the farthest areas of Irkutsk region. Screening blood pressure measurements were taken in 1002 individuals (229 men, 773 women) 18-72 years old (mean age was 46,5 ± 12,6 years). Mean systolic blood pressure was 140,6 mm Hg (95%CI = 139,1-142,2 mm Hg), mean diastolic blood pressure was 85,9 mm Hg (95%CI = 85,1-86,7 mm Hg). Age and sex adjusted prevalence of arterial hypertension was 48,1%.