Factors associated with hypertension among adults in Nepal as per the Joint National Committee 7 and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines: a cross-sectional analysis of the demographic and health survey 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigated the determinants of hypertension in Nepal according to both the Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2017 ACC/AHA) guidelines.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study used data collected from the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey data.

Participants

13 393 weighted adults aged ≥18 years enrolled by a stratified cluster sampling strategy were included in our analysis.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was hypertension, which was defined according to JNC7 (systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mm Hg) and 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines (SBP ≥130 mm Hg and/or DBP ≥80 mm Hg). Antihyper

SUBMITTER: Das Gupta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701821 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature