Abstract
We used data from the baseline survey from the Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme to determine the prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes among a representative samples of 12,514 adults living in 3 cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes was 17.3%, 66.3% and 5.6% respectively. Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension were 40.3%, 35.3%, and 9.1% respectively. The rates for dyslipidaemia were 14.4%, 7.1% and 6.5% respectively, and 54.6% of diabetics were aware of their disease and 46.2% were under treatment.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Analysis of Variance
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Attitude to Health*
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Awareness*
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
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Diabetes Mellitus* / psychology
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Diabetes Mellitus* / therapy
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Dyslipidemias* / epidemiology
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Dyslipidemias* / psychology
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Dyslipidemias* / therapy
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Educational Status
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Female
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Health Care Surveys
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
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Health Surveys
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Humans
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Hypertension* / epidemiology
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Hypertension* / psychology
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Hypertension* / therapy
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Iran / epidemiology
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prevalence
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Urban Health / statistics & numerical data