Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of normal, high-normal and high blood pressure and association with cardiovascular risk in Egypt
Author(s) -
S. Fares,
Saeed Soliman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/emhj.22.041
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , overweight , odds ratio , obesity , anthropometry , odds , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , demography , population , environmental health , logistic regression , endocrinology , sociology
High-normal blood pressure (HNBP) has become associated with a 2-3-fold increase in the risk of developing hypertension. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are independently linked to HNBP.