Hypertension is prevalent among men in high-income Asia and the Pacific (37.7%), followed by Central Asia and North Africa (36%) and South Asia (32%), a recent study published by the Asian Development Bank Institute reveals.
Hypertension affects 25% of the world’s population and can be a silent killer with no warning signs. The condition is defined as blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal.
However, hypertension can be reversed through changes in lifestyle, such as reducing body weight, doing physical exercise, improving dietary patterns, reducing sodium and alcohol consumption, and also by increasing fruit and vegetable intake.
Country-specific studies from South Asia show that the prevalence of hypertension is high among residents of urban areas and those from more affluent backgrounds. Various surveys show that more than 50% of adults aged 18–49 years old suffer from prehypertension and hypertension in South Asia, with prevalence high among better-educated and wealthy individuals living in urban areas.
The prevalence of hypertension in India is 14.9%, 19.8% in Bangladesh, and 13.8% in Nepal.
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