Prevalence of hypertension in Iran: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies

• Main Authors: Salman Mohammadi (Author), Soheil Hassanipour (Author), Hamed Delam (Author), Hossein-Ali Nikbakht (Author), Zohreh Ghaem Far (Author), Donya Firoozi (Author), Elnaz Ghaem Far (Author), Hamid Abdolazimi (Author), Ali Ghaffarian-Bahraman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the primary risk factors for heart disease and stroke worldwide. The present meta-analysis was aimed to systematically review and statistically estimate the prevalence rate of pre-hypertension (PHTN) and HTN in the Iranian child/adolescent and adult age group...