title: [Prevalence of arterial hypertension in the Brittany population].
abstract: The epidemiology of arterial hypertension was studied from 1988 to 1991 in a region in the west of France comprising 500,000 inhabitants. Prevalence of arterial hypertension was calculated to 16.2%, significantly higher in men than in women (22.5% vs 11.2%).
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, Centre hospitalier La Beauchée, St Brieuc.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ollivier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Prévalence de l'hypertension artérielle dans la population bretonne.