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1. Prevalence and Associations of Hypertension in Sri Lankan Adults: Estimates from the SLHAS 2018–19 Survey Using JNC7 and ACC/AHA 2017 Guidelines

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Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra P., Wijemunige, Nilmini, Perera, Prasadini, Kapuge, Yasodhara, Gunawardana, Nishani, Sigera, Chathurani, Herath, H. M. M., Perera, Bilesha, Gamage, Anuji, Weerawardena, Nethmi, Sivagnanam, Ishwari, and Collaborators, SLHAS

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Hypertension, blood pressure, prevalence, design effects
Abstract

Background: Sri Lanka lacks robust estimates of hypertension (HTN) prevalence owing to few national studies, hindering optimization of control strategies. Evidence on how the revised 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) HTN definition affects prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is also limited.Objectives: To make robust estimates of HTN prevalence in the Sri Lankan adult population, and to assess impact of the ACC/AHA 2017 definitions.Methods: Data were sourced from the 2018–2019 first wave of the Sri Lanka Health and Ageing Study (SLHAS), a nationally representative longitudinal study of the noninstitutionalized adult population. After excluding those with missing data and aged

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2022

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