Prevalence of hypertension in adults living at altitude in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis
J. Pierre Zila-Velasque,
David R. Soriano-Moreno,
Sebastian A. Medina-Ramirez
et al.
Abstract:Objective
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.
Methods
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… Show more
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