The prevalence of hypertension in 4,993 rural Zulus
1984; Oxford University Press; Volume: 78; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0035-9203(84)90020-8
ISSN1878-3503
Autores Tópico(s)Medical Coding and Health Information
ResumoIn a study of 4,993 rural Zulus the over-all prevalence of primary hypertension was 8·37% (females 8·78%, males 7·4%). The mean arterial pressure in relation to age and sex was not as high as in urban Zulus. A diastolic blood pressure of ≥ 95 mm Hg was present in 4·99% of the subjects and 1·46% had a diastolic blood pressure of ≥ 110 mm Hg. This study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus and that large case-finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban Black population of South Africa.
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