Epidemiological study of hypertension in a rural community of western Rajasthan.
The prevalence of hypertension was studied in a rural community of western Rajasthan comprising of 6840 subjects in the age range of 21-70 years. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 3.8 percent. It was 4.0 percent in males and 3.6 percent in females. The prevalence of hypertension increased with age in a linear fashion.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors