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Magnitude of uncontrolled hypertension, and associated factors, amongst adult hypertensive patients in public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

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  Uncontrolled hypertension For the general hypertensive population, uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) is if the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is ≥90mm Hg. For inpatients with established diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease – it’s when SBP is ≥130 mm Hg and/or DBP is ≥80mm Hg. Blood pressure results are based on […]

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