This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
Long-term safety and efficacy of high-dose controlled-release nifedipine (80 mg per day) in Japanese patients with essential hypertension
Hypertension Research Open Access 16 April 2015
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles
$119.00 per year
only $9.92 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Ezzati M, Lopez AD, Rodgers A, Vander HS, Murray CJ . Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease. Lancet 2002; 360: 1347–1360.
Kearney PM, Whelton M, Reynolds K, Muntner P, Whelton PK, He J . Global burden of hypertension: analysis of worldwide data. Lancet 2005; 365: 217–223.
Martiniuk AL, Lee CM, Lawes CM, Ueshima H, Suh I, Lam TH et al. Hypertension: its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region. J Hypertens 2007; 25: 73–79.
Harrison W, Marshall T . The epidemiology of blood pressure in East Asia. J Hum Hypertens 2006; 20 (2): 97–99.
Chien KL, Hsu HC, Sung FC, Su TC, Chen MF, Lee YT . Incidence of hypertension and risk of cardiovascular events among ethnic Chinese: report from a community-based cohort study in Taiwan. J Hypertens 2007; 25: 1355–1361.
Chuang SY, Chou P, Hsu PF, Cheng HM, Tsai ST, Lin IF et al. Presence and progression of abdominal obesity are predictors of future high blood pressure and hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2006; 19: 788–795.
Tesfaye F, Nawi NG, Van Minh H, Byass P, Berhane Y, Bonita R et al. Association between body mass index and blood pressure across three populations in Africa and Asia. J Hum Hypertens 2007; 21 (1): 28–37.
Kim JA, Kim SM, Choi YS, Yoon D, Lee JS, Park HS et al. The prevalence and risk factors associated with isolated untreated systolic hypertension in Korea: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey 2001. J Hum Hypertens 2007; 21 (2): 107–113.
Lawes CM, Rodgers A, Bennett DA, Parag V, Suh I, Ueshima H et al. Blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region. J Hypertens 2003; 21: 707–716.
Kengne AP, Patel A, Barzi F, Jamrozik K, Lam TH, Ueshima H et al. Systolic blood pressure, diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. J Hypertens 2007; 25: 1205–1213.
Zhang X, Patel A, Horibe H, Wu Z, Barzi F, Rodgers A et al. Cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and stroke in the Asia Pacific region. Int J Epidemiol 2003; 32: 563–572.
Woodward M, Zhang X, Barzi F, Pan W, Ueshima H, Rodgers A et al. The effects of diabetes on the risks of major cardiovascular diseases and death in the Asia-Pacific region. Diabetes Care 2003; 26: 360–366.
Singh RB, Suh IL, Singh VP, Chaithiraphan S, Laothavorn P, Sy RG et al. Hypertension and stroke in Asia: prevalence, control and strategies in developing countries for prevention. J Hum Hypertens 2000; 14: 749–763.
Wu Y, Liu X, Li X, Li Y, Zhao L, Chen Z et al. Estimation of 10-year risk of fatal and nonfatal ischemic cardiovascular diseases in Chinese adults. Circulation 2006; 114: 2217–2225.
Lida M, Ueda K, Okayama A, Kodama K, Sawai K, Shibata S et al. Impact of elevated blood pressure on mortality from all causes, cardiovascular diseases, heart disease and stroke among Japanese: 14 year follow-up of randomly selected population from Japanese—Nippon data 80. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 17: 851–857.
Yusuf S, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Dans T, Avezum A, Lanas F et al., INTERHEART Study Investigators. Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case–control study. Lancet 2004; 364 (9438): 937–952.
Lee J, Ma S, Heng D, Chew SK, Hughes K, Tai ES . Hypertension, concurrent cardiovascular risk factors and mortality: The Singapore Cardiovascular Cohort Study. J Hum Hypertens 2008, this issue [JHH 07 0397 R].
Jackson R, Lawes CM, Bennett DA, Milne RJ, Rodgers A . Treatment with drugs to lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol based on an individual's absolute cardiovascular risk. Lancet 2005; 365: 434–441.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Chiang, CE., Chen, CH. Hypertension in the Asia-Pacific region. J Hum Hypertens 22, 441–443 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.17
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.17