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Effect of Genetic Ancestry (Racial Factors) on Hypertension in Asian Countries

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Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Asia

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Hypertension is the most important cause of disease burden and deaths in Asia. The Global Burden of Diseases study and the Non-communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration have reported that 50% of global hypertension cases are in Asia. Within Asia there is significant heterogeneity in hypertension prevalence and risk, with the highest mortality burden in Central and South-East Asian countries. Across the different countries/regions, the prevalence of hypertension varies from 10 to 35% in men and 8 to 30% in women. Geographic epidemiology shows that there is no difference in various genetic ancestry (racial) groups, and thus, inter-country differences are related more to socioeconomic development, with lower disease burden in the more developed countries of East and South-East Asia (e.g., Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, etc.).

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  1. Department of Preventive Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute, Mount Sinai New York Affiliate, Jaipur, India

    Rajeev Gupta

  2. Academic Research Development Unit, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, India

    Rajeev Gupta

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  1. Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management, Hyderabad, India

    C. Venkata S. Ram

  2. Head, Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin Sch of Med Natl Univ of Sin, Singapore, Singapore

    Boon Wee Jimmy Teo

  3. Department of Cardiology, Hero DMC Heart Institute, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    Gurpreet S. Wander

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Gupta, R. (2022). Effect of Genetic Ancestry (Racial Factors) on Hypertension in Asian Countries. In: Ram, C.V.S., Teo, B.W.J., Wander, G.S. (eds) Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Asia. Updates in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95734-6_5

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