The Evaluation of Hypertension Frequency in Konya Area

We investigated hypertension incidence among °at patients and the patients from the province in Konya. The first group included 1000 randomized out patients and the. second group included 2036 patients examined during health sereening studies in certain areas. We used World Health Organisation criterias for hypertension diagnosis. In first group hypertension incidence among patients under 45 years old was 22.5%, 46-60 years 44.5%, 61 years and over 60.3% and the mean 32.5%. In second group hypertension incidence among patients under 45 years oid was 14,2%, 46-60 years 42.2%, 61 years and over 44% and the mean 23,1%. The hypertension incidence increases gradually in older patients and most of them are mild cases, obesite and diabetes mellitus are important risk factors, cerebrovascular accident, cardiac and renal pathologies are the most common complications.