title: Prevalence of hypertension in an Iranian population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of HTN varies considerably worldwide. This study was carried out to illustrate the prevalence of hypertension in a group of Iranian population based on the data gathered for Iranian Multi-centric Osteoporosis Studies (IMOS).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study analyzes the systolic and diastolic blood pressure from the IMOS, a multi-centric cross-sectional study carried out on apparently healthy men and women in urban areas of major Iranian cities to study bone health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 26.21% of the studied cases were estimated to be hypertensive; the condition was more prevalent among older males. Each year increase in age was associated with 1.070 higher risk of developing hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypertension is quite prevalent among Iranian population and the prevalence of the condition is rising in the context of progressive rise in age and BMI.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran .
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Aghaei Meybodi
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khashayar
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezai Homami
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heshmat
authors.forename: Bagher
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larijani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult