Author/Authors :
Afkar، Abolhasan نويسنده Department of Health Management & Cure Services, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran Afkar, Abolhasan , Kazem Nezhad، Ehsan نويسنده Assistant Professor? Department of Social Medicine? Road Trauma Research Center? Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , , Shams، Mehdi نويسنده BSc of Health Expert? Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran Shams, Mehdi , Farmanbar، Rabiollah نويسنده Department of Health Education, Guilan University of Medical Sciences ,
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure is considered as one of the main problems in developed
and developing countries. Undoubtedly, controlling blood pressure is a significant factor in the
declining of case of fatal non-contagious diseases, and plays an important role in reducing the
rate of mortality caused by these diseases. The purpose of this research is to investigate blood
pressure prevalence and its effective factors in the population older than 30 years of age in
Shaft, Iran, around 2007-2008.
METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and applied research, which is dedicated to
surveying the relationship between family history of blood pressure, diabetes, and fatness with
high blood pressure prevalence in 27,057 people older than 30 years of age. Data was collected
via a questionnaire along with observation, and was analyzed by SPSS software.
RESULTS: Results showed that from the 27,057 screened people, 47.4% were male and 52.6%
female. 49.6% of screened people were at risk of high blood pressure 56% of at risk individuals
had BMI factor of more than 25 and 13.6% had family history of diabetes. From the total
population under survey, 1.9% were suspected of having high blood pressure, 0.47% of whom
were diagnosed by physicians for the first time. The highest frequency of prevalence (including
old and new sick people) was observed in 22% of people of 70 years of age and older that
implied the risk of high blood pressure will be raised by increasing of age. The prevalence of
high blood pressure in women (12.6%) was higher than men (4.58%).
CONCLUSION: Overweight people, people that had family history of blood pressure and
diabetes, and smokers were more at risk of high blood pressure compared to healthy people.
Therefore, paying sufficient attention to risky cardiovascular factors in the treatment of high
blood pressure, changing the patients’ lifestyle, amending their diet and preventing them from
immobility can be some of the effective ways of controlling risky factors.
