Socio-demographic, behavioral, and biological risk factors of hypertension in Kazakhstan: results of a national study
In 2021-2022, hypertension affected roughly one in six adults in Kazakhstan and rose steeply with age. Modifiable metabolic factors, particularly excess body weight and elevated cholesterol, were the main drivers of risk, while an independent urban effect and pronounced north-south regional differences highlight the need for targeted weight and lipid management and intensified long-term risk control, especially in cities and high-prevalence northern regions.
Authors
- Shynar B. Tanabayeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1826-0460)
- Yevgeniy Zhukov
- Talgat Muminov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7360-9314)
- Kuanysh Nikatov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3606-2874)
- Rauan Kastey
- Niyazbek Yerniyazov
- Mukhtar Korabayev
- Шоранов Марат Едигеевич (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8373-2496)
- Darina Menlayakova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4384-7089)
- Ildar Fakhradiyev
- Ermek Dyussembekov
Institutions
- Kazakh National Medical University (KZ)
- Karaganda Buketov University (KZ)
- Korea National University of Arts (KR)
- Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University (KZ)
- City Clinical Hospital (RU)
- City Clinical Hospital No. 2 (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Population Health Metrics
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-026-00454-9
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00