Original scientific paper
ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERTENSION IN URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION OF THE POSUŠJE COMMUNITY, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
JOZO BEŠLIĆ
; Posušje Health Center, Posušje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
NEDA PJEVAČ
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Department of Teaching Technology, Zagreb, Croatia
VESNA POTOČKI RUKAVINA
; Zagreb-Zapad Health Center, Zagreb, Croatia
NADA PJEVAČ
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
VJERA ŠAKIĆ
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of newly detected asymptomatic hypertension in a random sample of urban and rural population of the Posušje community, and to assess the possible age and sex differences between these two population groups. The study included 2000 subjects that underwent blood pressure measurement. Elevated blood pressure was detected in 532 (26.60%) subjects that were divided into three groups according to the level of hypertension: mild, moderate and severe hypertension. Study results showed that there were no statistically significant age or sex differences according to the levels of asymptomatic hypertension, or between the urban and rural populations of the Posušje community.
Keywords
asymptomatic hypertension; urban population; rural population
Hrčak ID:
136985
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Publication date:
27.3.2015.
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