Zamane Vafaei
MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Child Health Promotion Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Hajar Karimi
BSc, Department of Public Health, Child Health Promotion Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Habibollah Mokhtari
General Practitioner, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Maliheh Moeini
Resident, Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Parisa Pishgahi
General Practitioner, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mina Moeini
General Practitioner, Department of Public Health, Child Health Promotion Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Vol 8: Special Issue in National Hypertension Treatment 2012:S142-S144
ARYA Atheroscler0020121215Level of knowledge about the effect of obesity on hypertension among the patients of Isfahan Oil Company Polyclinic, Iran315315ENZamaneVafaeiHajarKarimiHabibollahMokhtariMalihehMoeiniParisaPishgahiMinaMoeiniGeneral Practitioner, Department of Public Health, Child Health Promotion Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. drm_moeini@yahoo.com2011121320120730BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a chronic disease and is one of the complications of Obesity. Based on this serious complication and the importance of preventing hypertension, we decided to study the level of public knowledge about the effect of obesity on hypertension. METHODS: The present study was conducted through simple random sampling (SRS) on 262 patients of Isfahan Oil Company Polyclinic, Iran. In order to collect the required data, we provided special questionnaires which were completed by the patients. RESULTS: Most of the patients participating in our study were over 40 years of age (50%). The next largest age group consisted of 40‐45 year olds (14%). The lowest educational status was high school diploma (41.3%), and 75.7% were married. 60.7% of the participants mentioned hypertension as a complication of obesity. 21.1% stated that hypertension is not a complication of obesity and18.2% did not know. CONCLUSION: Since public knowledge about the effect of obesity on hypertension is rather moderate, efforts to increase public knowledge and treat obesity are important in reducing the rate of patients with hypertension. Keywords: Knowledge, Obesity, Hypertension
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