| Prehypertension and undiagnosed hypertension in a sample of dental school female patients. | |
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PMID: 21226854 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in a sample of female dental patients. METHODS: A total of 208 consecutive female patients aged ≥ 18 years provided information about sociodemographics, history of hypertension and other systemic diseases, antihypertension medication use and smoking history. Two blood pressure measurements were taken by a dentist and the average measurement was utilized in the present analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of the study sample was 38 (±13) years. Thirty-seven per cent of the sample had prehypertension (ranging between 120/80 and 139/89 mmHg). High blood pressure (HBP) measurement (≥140/90 mmHg) was recorded on 18% of the study population. Of those, 66% were unaware of their HBP prior to their dental visit (represent 12% of the study sample). The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of those with elevated blood pressure were 154 (±16) and 94 (±12), respectively. Furthermore, 26% of those 30 years of age or older had HBP measurements. History of hypertension was reported by 13% of the study sample. Of those, 48% had HBP measurement. The use of antihypertension medications was reported by 10%. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and prehypertension in the present sample. These results underscore the importance of routine blood pressure measurements in the dental clinics. |
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M S Al-Zahrani |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of dental hygiene Volume: 9 ISSN: 1601-5037 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Dent Hyg Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101168070 Medline TA: Int J Dent Hyg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 74-8 Citation Subset: D; IM |
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© 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Division of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. msalzahrani@kau.edu.sa |
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