Vaidya Abhinav, Pathak Ramjee Prasad, Pandey Mrigendra Raj
Nepal Hypertension Society, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Indian Heart J. 2012 Mar-Apr;64(2):128-31. doi: 10.1016/S0019-4832(12)60045-5. Epub 2012 Apr 28.
AIM/OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to examine if there has been any change in the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in the Nepalese population in the last two and half decades.
A population-based cross-sectional study was done in Bhadrabas village area of Kathmandu valley to estimate the prevalence of HTN and the findings were compared to the study done in the same location 25 years ago.
The study shows that there has been a three-fold increment in the prevalence of HTN in the same location. The major causes behind this increment appear to be increased salt intake and increased body mass index (BMI).
This is the first repeat cross-sectional study on blood pressure (BP) in a Nepalese population. There is a very high prevalence as well as a sharp rise in HTN prevalence in this society largely because of changing lifestyle which is most likely because of socio-economic transition.
本研究的目的是调查在过去二十五年里,尼泊尔人群中高血压(HTN)的患病率是否发生了任何变化。
在加德满都谷地的巴德拉巴斯村地区进行了一项基于人群的横断面研究,以估计高血压的患病率,并将研究结果与25年前在同一地点进行的研究进行比较。
研究表明,同一地点的高血压患病率增加了两倍。这种增加背后的主要原因似乎是盐摄入量增加和体重指数(BMI)升高。
这是尼泊尔人群中首次进行的关于血压(BP)的重复横断面研究。由于社会经济转型导致生活方式改变,该社会中高血压的患病率非常高,且患病率急剧上升。