Bushara Sarra O, Noor Sufian K, Ibraheem Abd Alaziz H, Elmadhoun Wadie M, Ahmed Mohamed H
Department of Medicine, Nile Valley University, Atbara, Sudan.
Berber Teaching Hospital, River Nile State, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2016 Jul-Sep;5(3):605-610. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.197317.
Hypertension is a common global health problem in many countries including Sudan. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for high blood pressure (BP) in River Nile State (RNS), Sudan.
A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted by a house-to-house survey; all consented adults from the main four cities, Atbara, Shendi, Ed Damer, and Berber, were interviewed using standardized pretested questionnaire to record medical history, sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. BP was measured using the standardized technique. Body mass index, waist circumference, and blood glucose were also determined.
A total of 954 individuals were included in the study. The mean age was 39.5 ± 16.6 years and 54.3% were females. The prevalence of hypertension was 35.7% and the newly diagnosed cases were 22.4%. Increasing age, low educational level, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and central obesity were found to be risk factors for hypertension.
Hypertension is diagnosed in more than one-third of the population living in urban communities of RNS and correlates well with features of the metabolic syndrome.
高血压是包括苏丹在内的许多国家普遍存在的全球健康问题。本研究的目的是确定苏丹尼罗河州（RNS）高血压（BP）的患病率及其危险因素。
通过逐户调查进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究；对来自阿特巴拉、申迪、埃德达默和伯伯尔这四个主要城市的所有同意参与的成年人，使用经过预测试的标准化问卷进行访谈，以记录病史、社会人口统计学和生活方式特征。使用标准化技术测量血压。还测定了体重指数、腰围和血糖。
共有954人纳入研究。平均年龄为39.5±16.6岁，女性占54.3%。高血压患病率为35.7%，新诊断病例为22.4%。年龄增长、低教育水平、糖尿病、肥胖和中心性肥胖被发现是高血压的危险因素。
在RNS城市社区居住的人群中，超过三分之一被诊断患有高血压，且与代谢综合征特征密切相关。
