Prevalence of self-reported hypertension and its relation to dietary habits in adults; a nutrition health survey in Greece

摘要

BackgroundHypertension leads to many degenerative diseases, the most common being cardiovascular in origin. This study has been designed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension in a random nationwide sample of adult Greek population, while focus was set to the assessment of participants' nutritional habits in relation to their hypertension status.