Open AccessPrevalence of and risk factors for hypertension among urban communities of North Sudan: Detecting a silent killer
Author(s) -
Sarra O Bushara,
Sufian K. Noor,
Abd Alaziz H Ibraheem,
Wadie M Elmadhoun,
Mohamed H. Ahmed
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197317
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , obesity , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , environmental health , cross sectional study , metabolic syndrome , demography , population , family history , abdominal obesity , pediatrics , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
Hypertension is a common global health problem in many countries including Sudan. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for high blood pressure (BP) in River Nile State (RNS), Sudan.