Hypertension prevalence and its trend in Bangladesh: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

An increasing trend in hypertension prevalence was observed when cut-off levels to define hypertension were “≥ 140/90 mmHg”, “≥ 130/80 mmHg and/or anti-hypertensive medication”, “systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg”, and “unspecified” while a decreasing trend was observed in cut-off levels “≥ 140/90 mmHg and/or anti-hypertensive medication” and “diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg” (Fig. 7 c).

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However, this increasing trend was not uniform in all groups and categories and there are instances where a decreasing trend was observed.

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