ABSTRACT
H. Effect of Dietary Factors 32
I. Socioeconomic Factors 33
III. Burden and Disease from Hypertension 33
A. Cardiovascular Risk 34
B. Stroke 35
C. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and
Congestive Heart Failure 36
D. End-Stage Renal Disease 36
E. Peripheral Arterial Disease 37
F. Predictive Value of Systolic and
Diastolic Blood Pressure 37
G. Trends in Hypertension Morbidity
and Mortality 38
IV. Conclusions 38
References 38
KEYPOINTS
. Hypertension is a serious health problem that results in major cardiovascular mortality and
morbidity. It affects 25-30% of the entire adult
population-up to 60-70% of individuals beyond
the seventh decade.
