Alahmad Shuaib, Samman Abudlla, Al Kayali Rawaa
Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Wataniya Private University, Hama, Syria.
Faculty of Medicine, Al Kalamoon University, Deir Atiyah, Syria.
Int J Public Health. 2025 Feb 3;70:1607939. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1607939. eCollection 2025.
The prevalence of hypertension has increased worldwide over the last decades. No data are available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among young adults in Syria. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among university students and to identify the associated sociodemographic characteristics, and behavioral risk factors.
This study was designed as a cross-sectional investigation with 1,100 subjects randomly selected from the students of Aleppo and Al-Wataniya universities. Risk factors, and measurement data were collected using a questionnaire. Hypertension was categorized according to ACC/AHA guidelines.
Out of 1,100 undergraduate university students, men made up 70.2% of the total respondents. The age of the participants ranged from 18 to 30 years with a mean age of 21 (±1.82). The prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension was 27.7% and 15.9% respectively. The main common risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension were sex, age, smoking, stress and BMI. Family history was only associated with hypertension.
The prevalence of hypertension among undergraduate students was higher than in other countries which calls for urgent policy actions targeting this age group for early prevention of hypertension.
在过去几十年中，全球高血压患病率呈上升趋势。目前尚无关于叙利亚年轻成年人高血压患病率及其相关因素的数据。本研究旨在测量大学生中高血压和血压升高的患病率，并确定相关的社会人口学特征和行为危险因素。
本研究设计为横断面调查，从阿勒颇大学和瓦塔尼亚大学的学生中随机选取1100名受试者。通过问卷调查收集危险因素和测量数据。高血压根据美国心脏病学会/美国心脏协会（ACC/AHA）指南进行分类。
在1100名本科大学生中，男性占总受访者的70.2%。参与者年龄在18至30岁之间，平均年龄为21岁（±1.82）。血压升高和高血压的患病率分别为27.7%和15.9%。血压升高和高血压的主要常见危险因素为性别、年龄、吸烟、压力和体重指数。家族史仅与高血压有关。
大学生中高血压患病率高于其他国家，这就需要针对该年龄组采取紧急政策行动以早期预防高血压。
