Hypertension in Secretariate population of Bangladesh

A total of 8,172 persons constituting 98.6% of the total Secretariate Population of Bangladesh were screened for elevated blood pressure. One thousand and ninety cases (13.3%) showed diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or above. Those with diastolic blood pressure of 95 or above constituted 3.7% of...

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Published inBangladesh Medical Research Council bulletin Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 19
Main Authors Islam, N, Janan, F A, Chowdhury, N A, Ahmed, Z, Mathura, K C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bangladesh 01.06.1979
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Bangladesh
Blood Pressure
Child
Health Education
Health Surveys
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - prevention & control
Middle Aged
Social Class
Bangladesh
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Summary:A total of 8,172 persons constituting 98.6% of the total Secretariate Population of Bangladesh were screened for elevated blood pressure. One thousand and ninety cases (13.3%) showed diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or above. Those with diastolic blood pressure of 95 or above constituted 3.7% of the population. More than two-thirds of the latter group (71.6%) remained undetected indicating that vast majority of our hypertensive population remains undiagnosed and untreated. It is recommended that the misconception regarding symptomatic hypertenson should be removed by adequate emphasis on the preventive value of the control of hypertension on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complication. A plea has also been made for a large-scale survey to determine the extent of the problem in Bangladesh.
ISSN:0377-9238