title: Hypertension in the rural population of Bangladesh--a preliminary survey.
abstract: A total of 5,026 persons constituting 75% of the total population of a village of Bangladesh were screened for elevated blood pressure. Three hundred thirty seven (6.7%) showed diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or above. Those with diastolic blood pressure of 95 or above constituted 2% of the population. 74% of the hypertensives were asymptomatic while 86.3% of the cases were undetected and therefore remained untreated. Our findings indicate the need for early detection and control of elevated blood pressure to prevent complications. It is recommended that a large scale community survey programme may be undertaken for detection and early treatment of hypertension which helps prevention of total complications.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001459:Bangladesh; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors