Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension

Predisposing factors such as sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy dietary habits, and physical inactivity are associated with its growing prevalence over the years. Besides social-economic factors, increased incidence of diabetes and obesity as well as modernized lifestyles plays important roles in the g...

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Published in:International journal of hypertension 2019-01, Vol.2019, p.6709817-2
Main Authors: Erejuwa, Omotayo O., Gan, Siew Hua, Romani, Andrea M. P., Kamal, Mohammad A., Nammi, Srinivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Antihypertensive drugs
Blood pressure
Care and treatment
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Developing countries
Family medical history
Health aspects
Health education
Health literacy
Hypertension
Hypoxia
Intervention
Prevention
Researchers
Theory
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Summary:Predisposing factors such as sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy dietary habits, and physical inactivity are associated with its growing prevalence over the years. Besides social-economic factors, increased incidence of diabetes and obesity as well as modernized lifestyles plays important roles in the growing prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension, in particular in developing countries. H. H. Alhawari et al. assessed the frequency of hypertension among healthy university students and its association with gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and family history of both hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. First-degree family history of both hypertension and cardiovascular diseases was also found to affect systolic but not diastolic blood pressure.
ISSN:2090-0384
2090-0392
2090-0392
DOI:10.1155/2019/6709817