Hypertension and family history in Missan : a case-control study

Abstract EN

In this case-control study, family history, as a risk factor for hypertension, was assessed in 464 patients with proved hypertension revealing 247(53.2 %) hypertensive patients with positive family history of this disease as compared to 26.4 % of normotensive control subjects with positive family history of hypertension.

More frequent hypertensive mothers were recognized as a first degree relative to both hypertensive and normotensive patients inquired about family history of hypertension.