Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Turkey
Hypertension is the leading cause of death among the different cardiovascular risk factors. Studies have found that differences in the prevalence of hypertension exist depending on gender, age, race, socio-demographic characteristics and geographical location. In this study, we aimed to determine th...
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| author | Mustafa Aldemir Mehmet Bilgehan Pektas Ali Ihsan Parlar Sadik Volkan Emren Ismet Dogan |
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| description | Hypertension is the leading cause of death among the different cardiovascular risk factors. Studies have found that differences in the prevalence of hypertension exist depending on gender, age, race, socio-demographic characteristics and geographical location. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension according to gender and regional distribution during the last five years in Turkey. The diagnosis of essential hypertension in individuals was determined from across the country based on data from 2009-2013 obtained from Social Security Insurance. From the data of this study, the prevalence of hypertension was found to be significantly greater for both sexes in the Black Sea Region for all the years surveyed. The prevalence of hypertension in women was found to be higher than men in all geographic areas (p [Med-Science 2015; 4(3.000): 2488-97] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4d2c911585e4214b8f5d1e3f8199f7e2024-02-03T05:37:06ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342015-09-014324889710.5455/medscience.2015.04.8263180350Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in TurkeyMustafa Aldemir0Mehmet Bilgehan Pektas1Ali Ihsan Parlar2Sadik Volkan Emren3Ismet Dogan4Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akut Kalp Damar Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. Department of Cardiology, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Department of Bioistatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.Hypertension is the leading cause of death among the different cardiovascular risk factors. Studies have found that differences in the prevalence of hypertension exist depending on gender, age, race, socio-demographic characteristics and geographical location. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension according to gender and regional distribution during the last five years in Turkey. The diagnosis of essential hypertension in individuals was determined from across the country based on data from 2009-2013 obtained from Social Security Insurance. From the data of this study, the prevalence of hypertension was found to be significantly greater for both sexes in the Black Sea Region for all the years surveyed. The prevalence of hypertension in women was found to be higher than men in all geographic areas (p [Med-Science 2015; 4(3.000): 2488-97]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=180350RegionalprevalencehypertensionTurkey |
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| title | Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Turkey |
| title_full | Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Turkey |
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| title_short | Regional Differences in the Prevalence of Hypertension in Turkey |
| title_sort | regional differences in the prevalence of hypertension in turkey |
| topic | Regional prevalence hypertension Turkey |
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