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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control, in male South Asian immigrants in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, May 2015
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Title
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control, in male South Asian immigrants in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study
Published in
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, May 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12872-015-0024-2
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Authors

Syed M Shah, Tom Loney, Mohamud Sheek-Hussein, Mohamed El Sadig, Salma Al Dhaheri, Iffat El Barazi, Layla Al Marzouqi, Tar-Ching Aw, Raghib Ali

Abstract

South Asian males constitute the largest proportion of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population. Minimal data is available on the prevalence of hypertension among South Asian immigrants in the UAE. We determined the prevalence, associated factors, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among male South Asian immigrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh residing in the UAE. We recruited a representative sample (n = 1375; 76.4% participation rate) of South Asian adult (≥18 years) immigrant males, including Indian (n = 433), Pakistani (n = 383) and Bangladeshi (n = 559) nationalities in Al Ain, UAE (January-June 2012). Blood pressure, height, body mass, waist and hip circumference data were obtained using standard protocols. Information related to socio-demographics, lifestyle factors, history of diagnosis and treatment of hypertension was collected through a pilot-tested adapted version of the STEPS instrument, developed by the World Health Organization for the measurement of non-communicable disease risk factors at the country level . Mean age of participants was 34.0 years (95% confidence interval (CI): 33.4, 34.5 years) and the overall prevalence of hypertension was 30.5% (95% CI 28.0, 32.8). In this study, 62% of study participants had never had their blood pressure measured. Over three quarters (76%) of the sample classified as hypertensive were not aware of their condition. Less than half (48.5%) of the sample that were aware of their hypertension reported using antihypertensive medication and only 8.3% had their hypertension under control (<140/90 mmHg). Hypertensive participants were more likely to be overweight (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.43; 95% CI 1.01, 2.01); obese (AOR = 2.49; 95% CI: 1.51, 4.10); have central obesity (AOR = 2.01; 95% CI 1.37, 2.92); have a family history of hypertension (AOR = 1.51; 95% CI 1.05, 2.17); and were less likely to walk 30 minutes daily (AOR = 1.79; 95% CI 1.24, 2.60). The prevalence of hypertension in a representative sample of young male South Asian immigrants living in the UAE was relatively high. However, the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension within this population were very low. Strategies are urgently needed to improve the awareness and control of hypertension in this large population of migrant workers in the UAE.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 154 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 25 16%
Researcher 16 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 8%
Other 10 6%
Student > Bachelor 8 5%
Other 31 20%
Unknown 52 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 49 32%
Nursing and Health Professions 16 10%
Social Sciences 7 5%
Psychology 4 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 2%
Other 14 9%
Unknown 62 40%
Attention Score in Context

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#7,454,066
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#422
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#90,730
of 264,528 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
#2
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