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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zila-Velasque, J. Pierre
• Soriano-Moreno, David R
• Medina-Ramirez, Sebastian A
• Ccami-Bernal, Fabricio
• Castro-Diaz, Sharong D
• Cortez-Soto, Andrea G
• Esparza Varas, Analis L
• Fernandez-Morales, Jared
• Olortegui-Rodriguez, Juan J
• Pelayo-Luis, Isabel P
• Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae
• Piscoya, Alejandro

Titel

Prevalence of hypertension in adults living at altitude in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2023-10, Vol.18 (10), p.e0292111-e0292111

Ort / Verlag

San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the prevalence of hypertension in populations living at altitude in Latin America and the Caribbean. We conducted a systematic search from January 1, 2000 to January 10, 2023 in Web of Science (WoS)/Core Collection, WoS/Medline, WoS/Scielo, Scopus, PubMed and Embase databases. We included studies that assessed the prevalence of hypertension in altitude populations (>1500 m.a.s.l.) and these were meta-analyzed using a random-effects model. To assess the sources of heterogeneity, we performed subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Thirty cross-sectional studies (117 406 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Studies used different cut-off points. The prevalence of hypertension in the studies that considered the cut-off point of [greater than or equal to] 140/90 mmHg in the general population was 19.1%, [greater than or equal to] 130/85 mmHg was 13.1%, and [greater than or equal to] 130/80 mmHg was 43.4%. There was a tendency for the prevalence of hypertension to be higher in men. In meta-regression analyses, no association was found between altitude, mean age, year of publication, risk of bias and prevalence of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in the altitude population of Latin America and the Caribbean is lower than that reported in populations living at sea level and lower than other altitude populations such as Tibetans.