Burden of undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors: A challenge for primary health care in urban Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arterial hypertension is one of the most prevalent chronic, non-communicable diseases and the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality worldwide. Although its primary causes and consequences are preventable, it often remains undiagnosed. Consequently, this study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with normotensive, diagnosed, and undiagnosed hypertension in adults.

Methods

A cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted in Sabaneta, Colombia, between 2021 and 2022, with 286 adults aged 18 and older. Stratified and systematic random sampling methods were employed. The World Health Organization STEP survey and the Perez Rojas test were utilized to assess behavioral risk factors and sedentar

SUBMITTER: Salazar Florez JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684019 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature