Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Med Princ Pract. 2011;20(2):152-5. doi: 10.1159/000321217. Epub 2011 Jan 20.
To assess the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in a random sample of individuals in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A total of 243 participants were randomly selected at a megamall in Jeddah, on May 2008. Questionnaires were distributed to all the participants by one of the researchers, who explained the purpose of the study and the content of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to gather information regarding the prevalence of HTN in the general population in addition to identifying other risk factors associated with HTN. Notably, accurate blood pressure measurements were performed on all the participants.
Of the 243 participants, 55 (22.6%) were hypertensive. Of these, 28 (50.9%) were males and 27 (49.1%) females. The probability of having HTN was significantly higher with increasing age with 7 (38.9%) of the participants >50 years of age. Similarly, HTN increased proportionately with the participant's body mass index. With regard to other risk factors, 13 (50%) of the diabetics, 10 (27.0%) of the dyslipidemic participants and 9 (18.4%) of the cigarette-smoking participants had HTN.
The occurrence of HTN was high and was strongly associated with diabetes, the aging process and obesity.
评估沙特阿拉伯吉达市随机抽取的个体中高血压（HTN）的患病率。
2008 年 5 月，在吉达的一个大型购物中心随机抽取了 243 名参与者。研究人员之一向所有参与者分发了问卷，向他们解释了研究的目的和问卷的内容。该问卷旨在收集一般人群中 HTN 的患病率信息，以及确定与 HTN 相关的其他风险因素。值得注意的是，对所有参与者都进行了准确的血压测量。
在 243 名参与者中，有 55 名（22.6%）患有高血压。其中，28 名（50.9%）为男性，27 名（49.1%）为女性。随着年龄的增长，发生高血压的可能性显著增加，其中 7 名（38.9%）年龄大于 50 岁的参与者患有高血压。同样，随着参与者的体重指数增加，高血压的比例也相应增加。关于其他风险因素，13 名（50%）糖尿病患者、10 名（27.0%）血脂异常患者和 9 名（18.4%）吸烟患者患有高血压。
高血压的发生率很高，与糖尿病、衰老过程和肥胖密切相关。
