Hypertension Among 30+ Year-Old People in Zahedan (Southeast of Iran).
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Results: The results obtained from this survey showed that prevalence rate of hypertension in Zahedan were 27.08 % (32.3% in men and 22.5% in women). In addition, prevalence rate of hypertension in Baluch ethnic group was higher than that of other ethnic groups and in-creased by age, BMI and the family size. Conclusion: Hypertension prevalence rate was high in Zahedan and there was also a direct relationship between, BMI, age, ethnicity and the family size and hypertension.