Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria
ObjectiveThe prevalence of hypertension has increased worldwide over the last decades. No data are available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among young adults in Syria. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressur...
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| description | ObjectiveThe prevalence of hypertension has increased worldwide over the last decades. No data are available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among young adults in Syria. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among university students and to identify the associated sociodemographic characteristics, and behavioral risk factors.MethodsThis study was designed as a cross-sectional investigation with 1,100 subjects randomly selected from the students of Aleppo and Al-Wataniya universities. Risk factors, and measurement data were collected using a questionnaire. Hypertension was categorized according to ACC/AHA guidelines.ResultsOut of 1,100 undergraduate university students, men made up 70.2% of the total respondents. The age of the participants ranged from 18 to 30 years with a mean age of 21 (±1.82). The prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension was 27.7% and 15.9% respectively. The main common risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension were sex, age, smoking, stress and BMI. Family history was only associated with hypertension.ConclusionThe prevalence of hypertension among undergraduate students was higher than in other countries which calls for urgent policy actions targeting this age group for early prevention of hypertension. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb8d280bb6034a4ba1d1a7d79f6b72de2025-02-03T04:11:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-02-017010.3389/ijph.2025.16079391607939Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in SyriaShuaib Alahmad0Abudlla Samman1Rawaa Al Kayali2Rawaa Al Kayali3Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Wataniya Private University, Hama, SyriaFaculty of Medicine, Al Kalamoon University, Deir Atiyah, SyriaFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Wataniya Private University, Hama, SyriaFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaObjectiveThe prevalence of hypertension has increased worldwide over the last decades. No data are available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among young adults in Syria. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure among university students and to identify the associated sociodemographic characteristics, and behavioral risk factors.MethodsThis study was designed as a cross-sectional investigation with 1,100 subjects randomly selected from the students of Aleppo and Al-Wataniya universities. Risk factors, and measurement data were collected using a questionnaire. Hypertension was categorized according to ACC/AHA guidelines.ResultsOut of 1,100 undergraduate university students, men made up 70.2% of the total respondents. The age of the participants ranged from 18 to 30 years with a mean age of 21 (±1.82). The prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension was 27.7% and 15.9% respectively. The main common risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension were sex, age, smoking, stress and BMI. Family history was only associated with hypertension.ConclusionThe prevalence of hypertension among undergraduate students was higher than in other countries which calls for urgent policy actions targeting this age group for early prevention of hypertension.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607939/fullelevated pressurehypertensionrisk factorsSyriauniversity students |
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| title | Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria |
| title_full | Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria |
| title_short | Unveiling the Silent Threat: Exploring Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors Among University Students in Syria |
| title_sort | unveiling the silent threat exploring hypertension prevalence and risk factors among university students in syria |
| topic | elevated pressure hypertension risk factors Syria university students |
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