Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in the Middle East region: a systematic review & meta-analysis

H Okati-Aliabad, A Ansari-Moghaddam… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - nature.com
Hypertension is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. This study aimed to
obtain an overall regional estimate of the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension …

Insight into blood pressure targets for universal coverage of hypertension services in Iran: the 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 hypertension guidelines

M Mahdavi, M Parsaeian, B Mohajer, M Modirian… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background We compared the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of
hypertension in Iran based on two hypertension guidelines; the 2017 ACC/AHA–with an …

Demographic, behavioral, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Saudi population: results from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology study (PURE-Saudi …

KF Alhabib, MA Batais, TH Almigbal, MQ Alshamiri… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death in Saudi Arabia. We
aimed to assess associated demographic, behavioral, and CVD risk factors as part of the …

A geodatabase of blood pressure level and the associated factors including lifestyle, nutritional, air pollution, and urban greenspace

A Mohammadi, E Pishgar, N Firouraghi, N Bagheri… - BMC Research …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Hypertension is a prevalent chronic disease globally. A multifaceted combination
of risk factors is associated with hypertension. Scientific literature has shown the association …

Trends in the burden and determinants of hypertensive heart disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease …

A Mansouri, A Khosravi, K Mehrabani-Zeinabad… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Hypertensive heart disease (HHD), one of the end-organ damage
consequences of hypertension, is an important public health issue worldwide. Data on the …

ACE gene polymorphism and susceptibility to hypertension in a Jordanian adult population

L Al-Eitan, S Al-Khaldi, R Ibdah - PLoS One, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Hypertension is one of the most common and complicated disorders associated with genetic
and environmental risk factors. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is important in the …

Incidence of cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors in at-risk men and women in the United Arab Emirates: a 9-year retrospective cohort study

S Al-Shamsi, D Regmi, RD Govender - BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2019 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide;
however, the epidemiology of CVD among nationals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …

Associations of anthropometric adiposity indexes with hypertension risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis including PURE-China

G Deng, L Yin, W Liu, X Liu, Q Xiang, Z Qian, J Ma… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Systematic literature searching was conducted to identify relevant articles
published up to September 2018 in CNKI, WANFANG Data, Web of Science, SinoMed …

Hypertension in the Middle East: current state, human factors, and barriers to control

M Abboud, S Karam - Journal of human hypertension, 2022 - nature.com
Hypertension is the leading source of morbidity and death. In the 21st century, there still is a
major gap between high and low to middle-income countries in awareness, management …

Prevalence and incidence of pre-hypertension and hypertension (awareness/control) in Iran: findings from Kerman coronary artery diseases risk factors study 2 …

H Najafipour, HR Nasri, F Rostamzadeh… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - nature.com
Hypertension (HTN) is an important cause of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality.
The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and incidence rate of pre …