Open AccessHypertension in Sudanese individuals and associated risk factors: the critical intersection between salt and sugar intake
Author(s) -
Heitham Awadalla,
Nehad Elsheikh Elmak,
Eman F El-Sayed,
Ahmed O. Almobarak,
Wadie M Elmadhoun,
Mugtaba Osman,
Sufian K. Noor,
Mohamed H. Ahmed
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2018.04.05
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , body mass index , blood pressure , sugar , logistic regression , environmental health , population , cross sectional study , food science , chemistry , pathology
Hypertension is common problem across the globe. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension and impact of salt and sugar intake in Sudanese population.