The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study
BackgroundThe available data on the association between parity and hypertension are inconclusive. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its association with parity among adult Sudanese women.MethodsA multi-stage sampling survey was conducted in four villages in t...
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| description | BackgroundThe available data on the association between parity and hypertension are inconclusive. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its association with parity among adult Sudanese women.MethodsA multi-stage sampling survey was conducted in four villages in the River Nile State in Sudan between July and September 2022. The World Health Organization's three-level stepwise questionnaire was used to gather the participants' sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, parity, educational level, occupation, obstetric history, family history of hypertension, weight and height). Regression analyses were performed.ResultsA total of 408 women were recruited. The median [measured in terms of interquartile range (IQR)] age was 45.0 years (33.0–55.7 years). A linear regression analysis revealed a significant association between parity and diastolic blood pressure (coefficient, 0.60; P = 0.011). The prevalence of hypertension (55.9%) increased with parity and ranged from 43.7% to 74.9%. In the multivariate analyses, increasing age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02–1.05), increasing parity (AOR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.01–1.19), family history of hypertension (AOR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.15–2.77), and increasing body mass index (AOR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.05–1.13) were associated with hypertension. In women of ages ≥ 50 years, increasing parity was significantly associated with hypertension (AOR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.2–1.29). Para > 5 (AOR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.11–6.73) was associated with hypertension.ConclusionA high prevalence of hypertension was found among Sudanese women, and that parity at 5 or more is linked to hypertension. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8e7228eb4f74650a8193eeb15cb61832023-10-23T08:37:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2023-10-011010.3389/fcvm.2023.12472441247244The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based studyImad R. Musa0Osman E. Osman1Ishag Adam2Department of Medicine, Royal Commission Hospital at AL Jubail Industrial City, Al Jubail, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, Alneelain University, Khartoum, SudanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi ArabiaBackgroundThe available data on the association between parity and hypertension are inconclusive. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its association with parity among adult Sudanese women.MethodsA multi-stage sampling survey was conducted in four villages in the River Nile State in Sudan between July and September 2022. The World Health Organization's three-level stepwise questionnaire was used to gather the participants' sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, marital status, parity, educational level, occupation, obstetric history, family history of hypertension, weight and height). Regression analyses were performed.ResultsA total of 408 women were recruited. The median [measured in terms of interquartile range (IQR)] age was 45.0 years (33.0–55.7 years). A linear regression analysis revealed a significant association between parity and diastolic blood pressure (coefficient, 0.60; P = 0.011). The prevalence of hypertension (55.9%) increased with parity and ranged from 43.7% to 74.9%. In the multivariate analyses, increasing age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02–1.05), increasing parity (AOR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.01–1.19), family history of hypertension (AOR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.15–2.77), and increasing body mass index (AOR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.05–1.13) were associated with hypertension. In women of ages ≥ 50 years, increasing parity was significantly associated with hypertension (AOR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.2–1.29). Para > 5 (AOR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.11–6.73) was associated with hypertension.ConclusionA high prevalence of hypertension was found among Sudanese women, and that parity at 5 or more is linked to hypertension.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1247244/fullparityagehypertensionassociated factorSudanbody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Imad R. Musa Osman E. Osman Ishag Adam The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine parity age hypertension associated factor Sudan body mass index |
| title | The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study |
| title_full | The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study |
| title_fullStr | The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study |
| title_short | The association between parity and hypertension: a cross-sectional, community-based study |
| title_sort | association between parity and hypertension a cross sectional community based study |
| topic | parity age hypertension associated factor Sudan body mass index |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1247244/full |
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