Wahid Saeed A A, al Shammary F J, Khoja T A, Hashim T J, Anokute C C, Khan S B
Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Hum Hypertens. 1996 Sep;10(9):583-7.
To estimate the prevalence of hypertension in adults residing in Riyadh city and to study the sociodemographic characteristics of adult hypertensives.
Cross-sectional survey.
Primary Health Care Centres (PHCCs) in Riyadh city selected by stratified random sampling, the subjects resident in each PHCC catchment area were selected by systematic sampling from their records in the PHCCs.
A total of 1394 adults aged 15 years and over were interviewed and examined during March 1993 to March 1994. The average of three measurements of blood pressure (BP) was taken to represent their current pressures. A subject is considered hypertensive if the average BP reading is 160/95 mm Hg or more, or is currently under treatment.
The total hypertensive subjects were 214 giving an overall prevalence of hypertension of 15.4%. Of these 157 (11.3%) subjects were known hypertensives and were under some form of treatment. On the other hand 57 (4.1%) other subjects were newly detected by the study. Hypertension (BP = 160/95 mm Hg or more) was significantly related to age, marriage, education, occupation and employment status and consanguinity. Male subjects had a higher prevalence of hypertension but the differences were not significant. Nationality and income were not related to high BP.
Hypertension is a problem among adults in Riyadh city. It is significantly related to some sociodemographic and family factors. About 27% of all hypertensives are not aware of their disease and more than 31% of known hypertensives are apparently not well controlled. There is a need for a programme to prevent and control hypertension in Riyadh city. Similar studies need to be done in other areas of the country to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors as prerequisites for any programme to control the disease.
评估利雅得市成年人高血压患病率，并研究成年高血压患者的社会人口学特征。
横断面调查。
通过分层随机抽样选取利雅得市的初级卫生保健中心（PHCCs），从各PHCC服务区域的居民记录中通过系统抽样选取研究对象。
1993年3月至1994年3月期间，共对1394名15岁及以上成年人进行了访谈和检查。取三次血压（BP）测量值的平均值代表其当前血压。若平均血压读数为160/95 mmHg或更高，或目前正在接受治疗，则该对象被视为高血压患者。
高血压患者总数为214例，高血压总体患病率为15.4%。其中157例（11.3%）为已知高血压患者并正在接受某种形式的治疗。另一方面，57例（4.1%）为该研究新发现的患者。高血压（血压 = 160/95 mmHg或更高）与年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度、职业、就业状况及近亲结婚显著相关。男性高血压患病率较高，但差异不显著。国籍和收入与高血压无关。
高血压是利雅得市成年人面临的一个问题。它与一些社会人口学和家庭因素显著相关。约27%的高血压患者不知道自己患病，超过31%的已知高血压患者显然未得到有效控制。利雅得市需要一个预防和控制高血压的项目。该国其他地区也需要开展类似研究，以评估高血压患病率及相关因素，作为任何控制该疾病项目的前提条件。
