Hypertansıon Prevalence In Diyarbakır and The Relatıonshıp Wıth Some Nutrıtıonal Factors

Abstract

The aim of this research, that was applied on 1260 persons who were elected from three Health Center in Diyarbakır, is to determine hypertension prevalence and the relationship with some nutritional factors. This research findings have shown that, 21.3 % of the population had high blood pressure. Hypertension rate was 24.1 % for women and 17.7 % for men. Rise at blood pressure shows importance with elder ages and this rate increases up to 44.1 % in 70 age and over population. In this study, it has been demontrated that obesity and less physical activity are reasons of high blood pressure. People with normal b ody weight had hypertenison incidence of 16.1 % when compared with obese ones with the incidence of 28.7 %. According to nutritional factors, high salt intake is an important risk factor for high blood pressure. In this region usually margarine is used and frequency of high blood pressure in saturated fat consumers is higher than in consumers of unsaturated fat (vegetable oils). It has been observed that there is no relationship between alcohol consumption and hypertension rate but smoking is found important.