Prevalence of prehypertension and its associated factors among adults attending outpatient clinic in Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital

• Main Author: Rafan, Siti Nurhani
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/45577/1/Dr.%20Siti%20Nurhani%20Rafan-24%20pages.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/45577/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Background: Prehypertension is a new term introduced by The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7). Prehypertension is defined as blood pressure from 120 to 139 mmHg systolic or 80 to 89 mmHg diastolic. Esti...