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One in five Cypriots is hypertensive

17/05/2022 06:58

One in five Cypriots is hypertensive, while 19.8% of adults in the country suffer from high blood pressure, according to the results of the report of the "European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Statistics 2021", which were presented on Monday during a press conference. 

According to the results of the report of the "European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Statistics 2021", 25% of adults suffer from hypertension, with the percentage in some member countries of the European Society of Cardiology being 32.4%.

The same report also states that the corresponding rate in Cyprus is 19.8%, i.e. one in five citizens is hypertensive, while it is adds that hypertension is more common in men with a rate of 26.5%, compared to women with 22.3%.

President of the Cyprus Society of Cardiology, Dr. Theodoros Christodoulides, said that international research shows that the incidence of hypertension has increased in the last four decades, leading to an increased number of deaths.

This fact, he pointed out, stresses the need to apply preventive measures, as well as the use of medication by people with high blood pressure.

At the same time, he urged the public to measure their blood pressure at every opportunity and especially in every contact with health professionals, emphasising that blood pressure is increased if the systolic blood pressure is greater than 140 and / or the diastolic blood pressure is greater than 90.