A risk score to predict hypertension in primary care settings in rural India

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dc.contributor.authorSathish, T
dc.contributor.authorKannan, S
dc.contributor.authorSarma, PS
dc.contributor.authorRazum, O
dc.contributor.authorThrift, AG
dc.contributor.authorThankappan, KR
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-20T05:50:29Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T05:50:29Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractWe used the data of 297 participants (15-64 years old) from a cohort study (2003-2010) who were free from hypertension at baseline, to develop a risk score to predict hypertension by primary health care workers in rural India. Age ≥35 years, current smoking, prehypertension, and central obesity were significantly associated with incident hypertension. The optimal cutoff value of ≥3 had a sensitivity of 78.6%, specificity of 65.2%, positive predictive value of 41.1%, and negative predictive value of 90.8%. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the risk score was 0.802 (95% confidence interval = 0.748-0.856). This simple and easy to administer risk score could be used to predict hypertension in primary care settings in rural Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSathish T, Kannan S, Sarma PS, Razum O, Thrift AG, Thankappan KR. A risk score to predict hypertension in primary care settings in rural India. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2015;1-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/0.1177/1010539515604701
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/2670
dc.publisherAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.subjecthypertension, incidence, India, Kerala, primary care, risk score, screeningen_US
dc.titleA risk score to predict hypertension in primary care settings in rural Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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