[Home ] [Archive]    
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
About Journal::
Editorial Board::
Articles Archive::
Indexing Databases::
To Authors::
To Reviewers::
Registration::
Submit Your Article::
Policies and Publication Ethics::
Archiving Policy::
Site Facilities::
Contact Us::
::
Google Scholar Metrics

Citation Indices from GS

AllSince 2019
Citations720581
h-index1110
i10-index1512
..
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
Registered in

AWT IMAGE

AWT IMAGE

..
:: Volume 2, Issue 2 (5-2015) ::
2015, 2(2): 8-12 Back to browse issues page
Prevalence of hypertension and its association with certain demographic characteristics of blood donors in Ilam, Iran
Mansour Amraei , Hassan Reza Mohammadi , Hamid Taghinejad , Zahra Ghobadian , Masoumeh Shoohani , Farajolah Maleki
, amraei.mansour@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (4717 Views)
Introduction: Hypertension is described as one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hypertension is growing among developing countries. In this study, the prevalence of hypertension was studied in individuals who referred to blood transfusion center of Ilam city. Materials and methods: The present descriptive analytical study was performed based on available data. The sample files were related to 4005 cases. Blood pressure was measured by using the standard method 15 minutes after the individuals attained to blood transfusion center. Data by data were analyzed by using SPSS software and appropriate statistical tests including chi-square and ANOVA. P<0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly associated with age (P<0.001). There was a significant correlation between systolic blood pressure with gender (P<0.05), but there was no association between diastolic blood pressure with gender. Men significantly had higher systolic blood pressure than women (P<0.05). In addition, in both genders among aged over 40, systolic blood pressure was significantly lower, compared to aged less than 40 (P<0.05). Conclusion: Overall, this study demonstrated that prevalence of hypertension is high in Ilam city and a detailed applicable plan in order to change in lifestyle among people to controlling and reducing of hypertension.
Keywords: Hypertension, Prevalence, Blood Donors
Full-Text [PDF 1187 kb]   (1401 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Medical physiology
Received: 2015/04/15 | Accepted: 2015/04/22 | Published: 2015/06/1
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML     Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Amraei M, Mohammadi H R, Taghinejad H, Ghobadian Z, Shoohani M, Maleki F. Prevalence of hypertension and its association with certain demographic characteristics of blood donors in Ilam, Iran. Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences 2015; 2 (2) :8-12
URL: http://jbrms.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-111-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 2, Issue 2 (5-2015) Back to browse issues page
مجله ی تحقیقات پایه در علوم پزشکی Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.15 seconds with 41 queries by YEKTAWEB 4643