Unrecognized hypertension among a general adult Ghanaian population: An urban community-based cross-sectional study of prevalence and putative risk factors of lifestyle and obesity indices.

• Egile Nagusiak: Enoch Odame Anto (Egilea), Wina Ivy Ofori Boadu (Egilea), Emmanuel Ekow Korsah (Egilea), Ezekiel Ansah (Egilea), Eric Adua (Egilea), Joseph Frimpong (Egilea), Patience Nyarkoa (Egilea), Valentine Christian Kodzo Tsatsu Tamakloe (Egilea), Emmanuel Acheampong (Egilea), Evans Adu Asamoah (Egilea), Stephen Opoku (Egilea), Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah (Egilea), Max Efui Annani-Akollor (Egilea), Christian Obirikorang (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, most individuals in developing countries are unaware of their blood pressure status. We determined the prevalence of unrecognized hypertension and its association with lifestyle factors and new obesity indices among th...