Hypertension incidence among middle-aged and older adults: findings from a 5-year prospective study in rural South Africa, 2010–2015

Objectives There is a scarcity of longitudinal cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease as a basis for intervention. We estimated incident hypertension and associated sociodemographic, health and behavioural risk factors in a population aged 40 ye...

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Main Authors: F Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Brian Houle, Stephen M Tollman, Thomas A Gaziano, Chodziwadziwa W Kabudula, Nicole Angotti, Sanyu A Mojola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/12/e049621.full
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