Aziz Kalim Uddin
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2015 Apr;25(4):286-91.
The prevalence of essential hypertension is alarmingly increasing in Pakistani population inspite of the demographics being of lower BMI and nutrition. In this review, the possible factors responsible for this increase are identified by reviewing the population studies conducted in Pakistan. The prevalence rate is about 3 - 4% in childhood and steeply rises near the middle age. The factors peculiar to Pakistan were increased genetic susceptibility, environmental factors such as gender, females gender, urbanization, obesity and sedentary life styles particularly in middle age, cultural practices promoting sedentary life style in female.
尽管巴基斯坦人口的体重指数（BMI）较低且营养状况一般，但原发性高血压的患病率却在惊人地上升。在本综述中，通过回顾在巴基斯坦开展的人群研究，确定了导致这种上升的可能因素。儿童期患病率约为3%-4%，接近中年时急剧上升。巴基斯坦特有的因素包括遗传易感性增加、环境因素如性别（女性）、城市化、肥胖和久坐的生活方式（尤其是在中年人群中），以及促进女性久坐生活方式的文化习俗。
