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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among adult population in Nepal: Data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016

Hasan, Mehedi; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Akter, Tahmina; Gupta, Rajat Das; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (PLOS ONE, 2018-05-31)

Like other developing countries, Nepal is currently going through epidemiological transition along with rising burden of Non-communicable Diseases. However, since 2013, no study investigated the prevalence and determinants ...

Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Biswas, Tuhin; Townsend, Nick; Islam, Md Saimul; Islam, Md Rajibul; Gupta, Rajat Das; Das, Sumon Kumar; Mamun, Abdullah Al (BMJ Open, 2019-03-13)

Objectives This study aimed to examine the prevalence and distribution in the comorbidity of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the adult population in Bangladesh by measures of socioeconomic status (SES). Design ...

Determinants of hypertension among adults in Bangladesh as per the Joint National Committee 7 and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association hypertension guidelines

Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed; Swasey, Krystal; Hasan, Md. Zabir; Choudhury, Allysha; Gupta, Rajat Das; Abariga, Samuel A.; Sharmeen, Atia; Burrowes., Vanessa (Science Direct, 2018-11)

We investigated determinants of hypertension in Bangladesh using both Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association (2017 ACC/AHA) guidelines. After reporting ...

Factors associated with hypertension among adults in Nepal as per the Joint National Committee 7 and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines: A cross-sectional analysis of the demographic and health survey 2016

Gupta, Rajat Das; Bin Zaman, Sojib; Wagle, Kusum; Crispen, Reese; Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul; Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed (BMJ Journals, 2019-08-10)

Objectives: This study investigated the determinants of hypertension in Nepal according to both the Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2017 ACC/AHA) ...

Gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure control in Nepalese adults: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Hasan, Mehedi; Joshi, Hemraj; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Sarker, Malabika (Cambridge University Press, 2019-08-30)

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the gender differences in hypertension awareness, antihypertensive use and blood pressure (BP) control among the adult Nepalese population (≥18 years) using ...

Prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among Bangladeshi adults: Findings from a cross-sectional study

Khanam, Fouzia; Hossain, Md. Belal; Mistry, Sabuj Kanti; Afsana, Kaosar; Rahman, Mahfuzar (Atlantis Press, 2019-09)

Ever rising prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) is a major challenge for the health sector in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of CVD and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with ...

Association between height and hypertension in the adult Nepalese population: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Gupta, Rajat Das; Haider, Shams Shabab; Hashan, Mohammad Rashidul; Rahman, Muhammad Aziz; Sarker, Malabika (Wiley, 2019-11-07)

Background and aims The burden of hypertension is increasing in Nepal. Different studies have evaluated the relationship between height and blood pressure in different regions, with mixed results. The relationship between ...

Elderly women are disproportionately vulnerable to hypertension in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Nutrition Surveillance Study

Hanif, Abu Abdullah Mohammad; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; Hossain, Md. Mokbul; Hasan, Mehedi; Hossaine, Moyazzam; Ullah, Mohammad Aman; Sarker, Samir Kanti; Rahman, S M Mustafizur; Mitra, Dipak Kumar; Haque, Md. Emdadul; Mridha, Malay (Oxford Academic, 2020-06)

Objectives: Bangladesh has a dearth of information on the prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among elderlies. We assessed the prevalence, sex differences in prevalence, and factors associated with ...

Gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among elderly Bangladeshi people: Findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Hanif, Abu Abdullah Mohammad; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; Hossain, Md Mokbul; Hasan, Mehedi; Khan, Md Showkat Ali; Hossaine, Moyazzam; Ullah, Mohammad Aman; Sarker, Samir Kanti; Rahman, S M Mustafizur; Mitra, Dipak K; Mridha, Malay Kanti (BMJ Journals, 2021-06-21)

Objective: We aimed to estimate the gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among elderly people in Bangladesh. Design and method We analysed data from the food security and nutrition surveillance ...

Association between height and hypertension among US adults: Analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–18

Gupta, Rajat Das; Akonde, Maxwell; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed (BMC, 2021-02-26)

Background: Previous studies that investigated association of height with prevalence and control of hypertension found mixed results. This cross-sectional study explored these associations among US adults (≥20 years). Methods: ...