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Received: 20 December 2017 Revised: 21 February 2018 Accepted: 28 February 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jch.13268
ORIG INAL PAPER
Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Lebanon Michelle Cherfan PharmD, MSc1,2 | Jacques Blacher MD, PhD1,3
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Roland Asmar MD4 | Mirna N. Chahine PhD5,6 | Rouba K. Zeidan PharmD, MPH, PhD7 | Rita Farah PharmD, MPH, PhD8 | Pascale Salameh PharmD, MPH, PhD7,8 1 Nutritional Epidemiology Research Unit (EREN), Galilee Doctoral School of Sciences, Technology and Health, Centre of Research in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CRESS), Inserm U1153, Inra U1125, Cnam, Paris 13 University Sorbonne Paris Cite, Bobibny, France 2
There is limited epidemiologic data on hypertension (HTN) in Lebanon. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of HTN in the adult Lebanese population and evaluate the association between dietary and psychological factors on systolic blood pressure (SBP). Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using a multistage cluster sample across Lebanon. A total of 2014 participants were
Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
included. The prevalence and control rates of HTN were 31.2% and 28.7%, respec-
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tively. In women, educational level and physical activity were negatively associated
Faculty of Medicine, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP, Paris, France 4 Foundation-Medical Research Institutes, F-MRI®, Geneva, Switzerland 5
Foundation-Medical Research Institutes, F-MRI®, Beirut, Lebanon 6
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
with HTN (P
