Factors associated with hypertension in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High blood pressure is an important public health concern and the leading risk factor for global mortality and morbidity. To assess the implications of this condition, we aimed to review the existing literature and study the factors that are significantly associated with hypertension in the Pakistani population.

Methods

We conducted several electronic searches in PubMed, ISI Web of Science, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus, Elsevier, and manually searched the citations of published articles on hypertension from May 2019 to August 2019. We included all studies that examined factors associated with hypertension regardless of the study design. To assess the quality of the research, we used the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. We also conducted meta-analyses using t

SUBMITTER: Riaz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7845984 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature