Abstract:Background. Identification and analysis of risk factors are important aspects of planning the long-term actions to prevent, early diagnose and properly treat hypertension. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypertension and to determine the relationship between the prevalence of hypertension and selected sociodemographic factors among adult residents of a typical eastern Poland district. Material and methods. The study involved 1225 residents of the Janów Lubelski district aged between 36 a… Show more
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