Prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors among psychiatric patients: A cross sectional study at a tertiary healthcare center
Results of the present study revealed a significant prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension among patients with psychiatric disorders (30.8 %). Factors significantly associated with a higher prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension included male sex, older age, higher BMI, family history of cardiovascular disease(s), and use of SNRIs.
Authors
- Sameeha Alshelleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-0662)
- Ahmad A. Toubasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-9728)
- Mohammad Ribie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3895-2814)
- Hussein Alhawari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-3736)
- S Alkhatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-0698)
- Ruba Alhabahbeh
- Fadi Al Owies
- Mohamad Harb
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40440
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00