Prevalence of self-reported hypertension and its relation to dietary habits, in adults; a nutrition & health survey in Greece

• Main Authors: Xenaki Dimitra (Author), Panagiotakos Demosthenes B (Author), Milias George A (Author), Pitsavos Christos (Author), Panagopoulos George (Author), Stefanadis Christodoulos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypertension leads to many degenerative diseases, the most common being cardiovascular in origin. This study has been designed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension in a random nationwide sample of adult Greek popu...