Distribution of blood pressures in Gemlik District, north-west Turkey

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dc.contributor.buuauthorAytekin, Necla Tugay
dc.contributor.buuauthorPala, Kayıhan
dc.contributor.buuauthorİrgil, Emel
dc.contributor.buuauthorAkis, Nalan
dc.contributor.buuauthorAytekin, Hamdi
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı.tr_TR
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-0983-4904tr_TR
dc.contributor.researcheridF-7816-2013tr_TR
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-16T09:09:15Z
dc.date.available2021-08-16T09:09:15Z
dc.date.issued2002-09
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of the present study were to evaluate the prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension among individuals over 30 years of age and to plan a follow-up programme for the same age group. A community-based sample of 1992 individuals (952 men and 1040 women) was selected randomly. Out of the total study population, 1388 (69.7%) individuals had normal blood pressure according to World Health Organisation criteria (systolic blood pressure < 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg), and the rest (n = 604, 30.3%) had hypertension to varying degrees. Since 61 individuals with normal blood pressure were using antihypertensive medication, the overall hypertension prevalence was 33.4%. Among the study subjects with hypertension, 44.4% were aware of their condition, 37.7% were using medication and 9.2% had controlled hypertension. One out of five individuals (n = 399, 20.0%) had never had their blood pressure measured before. Females had a higher hypertension prevalence than males (36.7% and 29.7%, respectively). Hypertension prevalence increased with age and individuals with a body mass index > 25 were at greater risk. The present findings suggest that there is a need to implement an effective, community-based and low-cost management programme.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAytekin, N. D. vd. (2002). "Distribution of blood pressures in Gemlik District, north-west Turkey" Health & Social Care in The Community, 10(5), 394-401.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage401tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn0966-0410
dc.identifier.issue5tr_TR
dc.identifier.pubmed12390225tr_TR
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0036716128tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage394tr_TR
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00379.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00379.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/21433
dc.identifier.volume10tr_TR
dc.identifier.wos000178120000010tr_TR
dc.indexed.pubmedPubmeden_US
dc.indexed.scopusScopusen_US
dc.indexed.wosSSCIen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalHealth & Social Care in The Communityen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergitr_TR
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAge factorsen_US
dc.subjectHypertension prevalenceen_US
dc.subjectAdultsen_US
dc.subjectBlood pressure controlen_US
dc.subjectBody mass indexen_US
dc.subjectFollow-upen_US
dc.subjectPrevalence of hypertensionen_US
dc.subjectPopulationen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subject.scopusUrban Health; Rank Sum Test; Iranen_US
dc.subject.wosPublic, environmental & occupational healthen_US
dc.subject.wosSocial worken_US
dc.titleDistribution of blood pressures in Gemlik District, north-west Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticle

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