Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in the indigenous Kuna population of Panamá

• Main Authors: Daniel R. Hanna (Author), Rebekah J. Walker (Author), Brittany L. Smalls (Author), Jennifer A. Campbell (Author), Aprill Z. Dawson (Author), Leonard E. Egede (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To determine the prevalence of hypertension and investigate sociodemographic correlates in an indigenous Kuna community living on the San Blas islands of Panama. Methods Data was collected from adults using a paper-based survey using a cross sectional study design. Blood pressure...