biostudies-literaturePrabhakaran DNHLBI NIH HHSDBT/Wellcome Trust India AllianceWellcome Trust434-441https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5560901biostudies-literatureUnknown69(4)<h4>Background</h4>Despite high projected burden, hypertension incidence data are lacking in South Asian population. We measured hypertension prevalence and incidence in the Center for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) adult cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>The CARRS Study recruited representative samples of Chennai, Delhi, and Karachi in 2010/11, and socio-demographic and risk factor data were obtained using a standard common protocol. Blood pressure (BP) was measured in the sitting position using electronic sphygmomanometer both at baseline and two year follow-up. Hypertension and control were defined by JNC 7 criteria.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 16,287 participants were recruited (response rate=94.3%) and two year follow-up was completed in 12,504 (follow-up rate=79.2%). HyperteIndian heart journalPrevalence and incidence of hypertension: Results from a representative cohort of over 16,000 adults in three cities of South Asia.PMC5560901HHSN268200900026CIA/CPHI/14/1/501497096735/B/11/ZGupta RKondal DMohan DJeemon PAli MKReddy KSGhosh SShivashankar RPrabhakaran DMohan VAjay VSTandon NNarayan KMVKadir MMfalsePrevalence and incidence of hypertension: Results from a representative cohort of over 16,000 adults in three cities of South Asia.<h4>Background</h4>Despite high projected burden, hypertension incidence data are lacking in South Asian population. We measured hypertension prevalence and incidence in the Center for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) adult cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>The CARRS Study recruited representative samples of Chennai, Delhi, and Karachi in 2010/11, and socio-demographic and risk factor data were obtained using a standard common protocol. Blood pressure (BP) was measured in the sitting position using electronic sphygmomanometer both at baseline and two year follow-up. Hypertension and control were defined by JNC 7 criteria.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 16,287 participants were recruited (response rate=94.3%) and two year follow-up was completed in 12,504 (follow-up rate=79.2%). Hyperte2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Jul - Aug2025-04-19T14:09:32.773Z2019-03-26T23:43:14ZS-EPMC55609012882250710.1016/j.ihj.2017.05.021