Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in rural areas of Naubatpur block of Patna District in Bihar, India: a population-based cluster cross-sectional study.

Based on three regression models, the odds of having hypertension increased significantly with an increasing trend as age advanced, family history of hypertension, tobacco chewing, Obesity (BMI > 25.5), and salt consumption (> 5gm/day) were found to be significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertension among adult population of rural areas after controlling for all the confounders.

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