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Napping during night shift and self-reported hypertension among nursing workers
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
The lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patientsThe lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patients
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, 2010)
Impact of urbanisation and altitude on the incidence of, and risk factors for, hypertension
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Most of the data regarding the burden of hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries comes from cross-sectional surveys instead of longitudinal studies. We estimated the incidence of, and risk factors ...
Association between hypertension in adolescents and the health risk factors of their parents: an epidemiological family study
(2018-03-01)
Hypertension in adolescence may be a predictor of cardiovascular problems in adulthood. Therefore, verification of the factors associated with this condition in adolescence is important. The aim of this study was to analyze ...
Second-hand smoking, hypertension and cardiovascular risk: findings from Peru.
(BioMed Central, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Second-hand smoking has not been detailedly studied in Peru, where smoking is prohibited in all indoor workplaces, public places, and public transportation. Second-hand smoke exposure may occur at home or any ...
Physical activity is more related to adiposity in hypertensive than nonhypertensive middle-aged and older adults
(2020-01-01)
Objective Adiposity is the main risk factor for hypertension and is negatively related to physical activity. However, it is not clear if this relationship is different according to hypertension. The present study aimed to ...
Mean blood pressure according to the hypertension care cascade: Analysis of six national health surveys in Peru
(Elsevier, 2021)
BACKGROUND: While we have good evidence about the hypertension care cascade, we do not know the mean blood pressure (BP) in these groups. We described the mean BP in four groups based on the hypertension care cascade at ...
Variations in knowledge, awareness and treatment of hypertension and stroke risk by country income level
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Objective: Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke globally. We hypothesised that country-income level variations in knowledge, detection and treatment of hypertension may contribute to variations ...