دورية أكاديمية
Community-based screening for pre-hypertension among military active duty personnel.
| العنوان: | Community-based screening for pre-hypertension among military active duty personnel. |
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| المؤلفون: | Al-Asmary SM; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. fmfayssal@yahoo.com, Al-Shehri AA, Farahat FM, Abdel-Fattah MM, Al-Shahrani MM, Al-Omari FK, Al-Otaibi FS, Al-Malki DM |
| المصدر: | Saudi medical journal [Saudi Med J] 2008 Dec; Vol. 29 (12), pp. 1779-84. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Medical Services Department, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, Ministry Of Defence And Aviation Country of Publication: Saudi Arabia NLM ID: 7909441 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0379-5284 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03795284 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Saudi Med J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Riyadh : Medical Services Department, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, Ministry Of Defence And Aviation Original Publication: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Al-Kharj Hospital Programme. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Hypertension/*diagnosis , Military Personnel/*statistics & numerical data, Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension/epidemiology ; Hypertension/prevention & control ; Life Style ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Obesity/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Saudi Arabia ; Young Adult |
| مستخلص: | Objective: To determine the prevalence of both pre-hypertension and hypertension, and risk factors associated with the newly diagnosed Saudi military active duty personnel. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional screening of 1238 Saudi military active duty service personnel was conducted during the period from September to December 2007 at the military units of Taif region, western Saudi Arabia. Screening tools included self-administrated questionnaire, general physical examination, anthropometric measurements, and assessment of blood pressure. Results: All participants were Saudi males. Their age ranged from +/-7.02. By applying the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high hypertension criteria, 214 (17.3%) were considered pre-hypertensive. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that obesity as measured by body mass index [odds ratio (OR)=2.71, confidence interval (CI): 1.39-5.28], positive family history (OR=1.46, CI: 1.03-2.06), ever smoking (OR=1.45, CI: 1.05-2.02), and increased waist circumference (OR=1.04, CI: 1.02-1.06) were the significant predictors of hypertension among military active duty personnel. Conclusion: Pre-hypertension is a common hidden problem and it predicts the development of frank hypertension. Findings of the current study support the recommendation of lifestyle modification for pre-hypertension patients. However, further prospective studies are required to determine the role of pharmacotherapy in pre-hypertension. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20081217 Date Completed: 20090324 Latest Revision: 20081216 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| PMID: | 19082233 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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