Hypertension is an important public health challenge in both economically developing and developed countries. It is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular mortality. Data is available on hypertension in urban population but few studies are reported in rural areas. Materials and Methods. It was a community based cross-sectional study conducted in two rural areas in Delhi among 1005 subjects selected using systematic random sampling method. WHO STEPS approach was used to collect data. Blood pressure, body mass index, and blood sugar were measured.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/prevalence-hypertension-and-determination-its-risk-factors-rural-delhi
[2] https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijhy/2016/7962595/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jugal-kishore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/neeru-gupta
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charu-kohli-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/international-journal-hypertension
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
