Validity of Self-reported Hypertension and Factors Related to Discordance Between Self-reported and Objectively Measured Hypertension: Evidence From a Cohort Study in Iran

• Main Authors: Farid Najafi (Author), Yahya Pasdar (Author), Ebrahim Shakiba (Author), Behrooz Hamzeh (Author), Mitra Darbandi (Author), Mehdi Moradinazar (Author), Jafar Navabi (Author), Bita Anvari (Author), Mohammad Reza Saidi (Author), Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives Self-reporting can be used to determine the incidence and prevalence of hypertension (HTN). The present study was conducted to determine the validity of self-reported HTN and to identify factors affecting discordance between self-reported and objectively measured HTN in participants in th...