International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531 (Print & Online) http://gssrr.org/index.php?journal=JournalOfBasicAndApplied --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prevalence of Hypertension in Hail Region, KSA: in a Comprehensive Survey Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed a *, Ibrahim Abdelmajeed Ginawi b ,Awdah M. Al- hazimi b a,b College of Medicine, University of Hail 2440, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia c College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA a Email: hussaingad1972@yahoo.com b Email: iginawi@gmail.com c Email: phsaaa7@hotmail.com Abstract Hypertension is a global pandemic; thus, the purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence of hypertension in Hail Region, KSA. The study used a cross-sectional survey of Saudi civilian, included 5000 individuals selected from 30 primary health care centers (PHCs) in Hail Region. The results shows that the overall prevalence of hypertension in Hail was 30.2%. The prevalence of male was 30.8% and female was 29.6% (P <0.0001). The risk of hypertension increases with the increase of age, as well as, with increasing of body mass index (BMI) and this was found to be statistically significant p < 0.0001. The results designate that Hypertension is a chief health problem in Hail Region that necessitate urgent intervention control measures. Improved community-based awareness and prevention efforts are strongly needed to address the modifiable factors. Keywords: hypertension; Saudi; Prevalence 1. Introduction Globally, hypertension is likely to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8% of the total of all deaths. Internationally, the prevalence of hypertension in adults aged 25 and over was estimated to be around 40% in 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Corresponding author. E-mail address: hussaingad1972@yahoo.com 288