Prevalence and correlates of hypertension: A cross-sectional study among rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 786-795

  De Ramirez, S Stewart ^a,b,c,d   Enquobahrie, D A ^c   Nyadzi, G ^e   Mjungu, D ^e   Magombo, F ^e   Ramirez, M ^b,f   Sachs, S Ehrlich ^d   Willett, W ^b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^e Millennium Villages Project   (South Africa)

^f UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; nutrition; physical activity; prevalence; rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEAT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; TANZANIA; TELEVISION; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649320360     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.14     Document Type: Article

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