title: Prevalence of hypertension in patients attending Al-Kharj Military Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of hypertension in our community with a view to forming a baseline and planning strategies for prevention and control.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study carried out by collecting data from randomly selected case notes of 3747 patients (1683 males and 2064 females), regarding age, sex, blood pressure measurements and whether or not they were on treatment for hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension in the total population was 3.1% (females 3.05% and males 2.67%). With regard to age group, the prevalence was highest in 65-74 years in both males and females.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for health education among our patients regarding the nature of hypertension and the relation between life style and hypertensive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family & Community Medicine, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Kingdomof Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Ogbeide
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Al-Khalifa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents