Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus in an Iranian population: the IHHP study

East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):1455-63.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Attitude to Health*
  • Awareness*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / psychology
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / therapy
  • Dyslipidemias* / epidemiology
  • Dyslipidemias* / psychology
  • Dyslipidemias* / therapy
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / epidemiology
  • Hypertension* / psychology
  • Hypertension* / therapy
  • Iran / epidemiology
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Urban Health / statistics & numerical data