背景:高血压(HTN)是心血管疾病最公认的可改变的危险因素,脑血管疾病,和终末期肾病.因此,世界卫生组织已将HTN列为全球第三大死因。
目的:这项研究的目的是评估在穆卡拉市伊本西纳医院管理局就诊的成人中HTN的患病率及其相关危险因素,也门。
方法:采用自编问卷进行横断面描述性调查,调查对象为384名年龄≥18岁的男性及女性成年人,也门,2022年12月至2023年5月。参与者的体重,高度,测量了腰围。使用社会科学统计软件包(IBMSPSSStatisticsforWindows,IBM公司,版本25.0,Armonk,NY).P值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
结果:在384名参与者中,20.5%有HTN,其余的(79.5%)没有HTN,相当比例(47.2%)的HTN家族史呈阳性。16.1%的参与者存在糖尿病,而9.3%和15.8%的参与者报告了血脂异常和其他慢性疾病,分别。共有75.6%的参与者从未吸烟,11.7%是过去吸烟者。超过一半的参与者(57.29%)从未咀嚼过卡塔叶,20.57%的人是前阿拉伯茶咀嚼者,22.14%的人目前正在咀嚼卡塔叶。营养状况,如体重指数所示,显示29.8%的人超重。
结论:发现HTN在研究参与者中普遍存在。然而,受访者对问题的认识和总体控制率非常低。某些因素,比如HTN的家族史,糖尿病,高体重指数,被发现与HTN有关。因此,干预措施有必要强调可修改的风险因素,以预防HTN。
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is the most generally acknowledged modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and end-stage renal disease. Accordingly, the World Health Organization has listed HTN as the third greatest cause of death globally.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of HTN and its associated risk factors among adults attending medical clinics at Ibn Sina Hospital Authority in Mukalla City, Yemen.
METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire applied to 384 male and female adults aged ≥18 years attending Ibn Sina General Hospital Authority outpatient clinics in Mukalla City, Yemen, between December 2022 and May 2023. The participant\'s body weight, height, and waist circumference were measured. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, IBM Corp., Version 25.0, Armonk, NY). P values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: Among the 384 participants, 20.5% had HTN, and the remaining (79.5%) did not have HTN, with a substantial proportion (47.2%) reporting a positive family history of HTN. Diabetes mellitus was present in 16.1% of the participants, whereas dyslipidemia and other chronic diseases were reported by 9.3% and 15.8% of the participants, respectively. A total of 75.6% of the participants had never smoked, and 11.7% were past smokers. More than half of the participants (57.29%) had never chewed khat, 20.57% were former khat chewers, and 22.14% were currently chewing khat. Nutritional status, as indicated by body mass index, showed that 29.8% were overweight.
CONCLUSIONS: HTN was found to be prevalent among the study participants. However, the respondents\' awareness of the problem and the overall control rates were very low. Certain factors, such as family history of HTN, diabetes mellitus, and high body mass index, were found to be associated with HTN. Therefore, intervention measures are warranted emphasizing modifiable risk factors to prevent HTN.