Prevalence of high blood pressure risk factor in patients referred to imam zaman hospital in 1402

Introduction: high blood pressure due to its high frequency and association with cardiovascular disease, especially developing and industrialized countries. This study aims to Investigating the prevalence of high blood pressure risk factor in patients referred to imam zaman hospital. Materials and Methods: in this cross-sectional study using the register book and patient files referred to imam zaman hospital during the second half of 1401. Information and variables included sex., age, family history. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: in this study out of 700 patients registered in the ward of internal medicine. there were 123 people (17.6 percent) had high blood pressure and 577 people (82.4%) had other diseases out of 123 hypertension patients, 95 (77.2%) were female and 28 (22.8%) percentage were males. the highest frequency related to patients (48 percent) was related to the age group of (41-60). and the lowest frequency related to the beta age group of 80 years old and older (4.9%). the most favorable factors for blood pressure refer to family history (43%). Conclusion: This research, which was conducted on the prevalence of high blood pressure in Imam Zaman Hospital in Kabul during the second six months of 1402, showed that the prevalence of this disease in Imam Zaman Hospital is low. The cases of high blood pressure were more among men and married people. The largest age group was made up of people in the age group of 41-61. The most favorable factors for blood pressure were related to family history.