Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: Evidence from a national cross-sectional survey

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chowdhury, Muhammad Abdul Baker ^a   Uddin, Md Jamal ^b   Haque, Md Rabiul ^c   Ibrahimou, Boubakari ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; BDHS; Body mass index (BMI); Diabetes; Hypertension; National survey; Non communicable diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84959175695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0197-3     Document Type: Article

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