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Hypertension: Jamaica's 'big' problem
Sunday, July 11, 2021
richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com
THOUGH it is widely held that hypertension is more common in men than women, the reality is very different in Jamaica.
In fact, consultant cardiologist Dr Andrene Chung told the
Jamaica Observer in a recent interview that women outstrip the men in this Caribbean island, based on the last Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey.
“The last Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey that was done in 2016 to 2017 showed that the prevalence of hypertension in males was 31.7 per cent, and in females [it] was 35.8 per cent. So it doesn't seem that there is this male preponderance in Jamaica,” she said.