PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KAHRIZAK

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SHARIFI FARSHAD; MIRAREFIN MOJDE; FAKHRZADEH HOSSEIN; SAADAT SOHEIL; GHADERPANAHI MARYAM; BADAMCHIZADE ZOHRE; AKBARIKAMRANI AHMADALI

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Journal: Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing Year:2009 | Volume:4 | Issue:11 Page(s): 16-29

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PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KAHRIZAK

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HYPERTENSIONQ2

TYPE II DIABETESQ1

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of HYPERTENSION and TYPE II DIABETES in ELDERLY Iranian residents of the Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF).Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of two hundred sixty eight men and women ³60 years were studied. The data were collected during annual health examination of the ELDERLY residents in KCF. HYPERTENSION and diabetes were defined based on JNC VII and American Diabetes Association, respectively.Results: Crude prevalence of HYPERTENSION was 55% in men and 67% in women. In hypertensives, mean age and Body Mass Index (BMI) were significantly higher than normotensives. Diabetes prevalence was 21% in men and 16% in women. Means of age, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol in diabetic were significantly more than normal ones.Conclusion: Body mass index and HYPERTENSION showed significant correlation and women were at higher risk for HYPERTENSION. Instead, men were at higher risk of diabetes and its related factors.

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SHARIFI, FARSHAD, MIRAREFIN, MOJDE, FAKHRZADEH, HOSSEIN, SAADAT, SOHEIL, GHADERPANAHI, MARYAM, BADAMCHIZADE, ZOHRE, & AKBARIKAMRANI, AHMADALI. (2009). PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KAHRIZAK. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, 4(11), 16-29. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/95050/en

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SHARIFI FARSHAD, MIRAREFIN MOJDE, FAKHRZADEH HOSSEIN, SAADAT SOHEIL, GHADERPANAHI MARYAM, BADAMCHIZADE ZOHRE, AKBARIKAMRANI AHMADALI. PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KAHRIZAK. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING[Internet]. 2009;4(11):16-29. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/95050/en

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FARSHAD SHARIFI, MOJDE MIRAREFIN, HOSSEIN FAKHRZADEH, SOHEIL SAADAT, MARYAM GHADERPANAHI, ZOHRE BADAMCHIZADE, and AHMADALI AKBARIKAMRANI, “PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KAHRIZAK,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 16–29, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/95050/en

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