Short-term trends in hypertension and high cardiovascular risk at high altitude in Peru
In participants residing in high-altitude cities in Peru, no statistically significant trends were found in the age-standardized prevalences of hypertension, disease knowledge, treatment, controlled hypertension, or cardiovascular risk between 2017 and 2023.
Authors
- Irmia Paz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3926-9982)
- Brando Ortiz-Saavedra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-5176)
- Jorge Ballón-Echegaray
- Ricardo A. J. Leon-Vasquez
- Julio S. Mamani-Castillo
Institutions
- Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1704843
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00