title: Prevalence of hypertension in Mumbai.
abstract: There are few reports on prevalence of hypertension in India. We are presenting a study of its incidence in OPD of hospital patients in Mumbai. Prevalence of hypertension was 7.82% in all subjects, however, it was higher in females 10.5% than in males 6.1%.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Centre, Bombay Hospital, Bombay.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors