Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension among a coastal population in south India: baseline findings from a population-based health registry project in Kerala

•Study reports higher prevalence of hypertension (above 50%) and prehypertension (above 30%) in coastal Kerala.•According to our knowledge, this is the first large study reporting hypertension and prehypertension prevalence in coastal Kerala.•Study reports higher prevalence of hypertension (above 50...

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Published in:	Public health (London) Vol. 155; pp. 107 - 109
Main Authors:	Anand, T.N., Shaffi, M., Pillai A, M., Lathika Rajendrakumar, A., Sreemathy, L.S., Rajasekharan Nayar, K., Lordson, J., Abraham, M., Rajeev, P., Marthanda Pillai, A., Kumar, A., Grace A, C., Jacob, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2018 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Chronic illnesses Clinical medicine Developing countries Epidemics Hypertension LDCs Risk factors Kerala India India
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Summary:	•Study reports higher prevalence of hypertension (above 50%) and prehypertension (above 30%) in coastal Kerala.•According to our knowledge, this is the first large study reporting hypertension and prehypertension prevalence in coastal Kerala.•Study reports higher prevalence of hypertension (above 50%) and prehypertension (above 30%) in coastal Kerala compared with previous studies.
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ISSN:	0033-3506 1476-5616
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2017.11.012