Prevalence of hypertension and its relation to mortality and risk factors in urban male population of different regions

Prevalence of hypertension among men aged 20-54 years in 17 cities of diffe rent regions was related to risk factors and ischemic heart disease mortali ty. The latter was recorded during the period of 6 years. Overall prevalenc e of hypertension was 33,6% however three groups of populations were distin guished: with low (25,2%), medium (33,7%) and high (44,8%) prevalence of hy pertension. Body mass, age, alcohol, smoking, and dyslipoproteinemia contri buted significantly to the prevalence of hypertension. Mortality increased with elevation of blood pressure. Relative risk of death was higher in popu lations with high and medium compared with low prevalence of hypertension.