Tuberculosis infection and hypertension: prevalence estimates from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Argita D SalindriSara C AuldUnjali P GujralElaine M UrbinaJason R AndrewsMoises A HuamanMatthew J Magee

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

The prevalence of hypertension was high (59%) among adults with TBI in the USA. In addition, we found that the prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among adults with positive QFT without established hypertension risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
blood pressure
traumatic brain injury
mycobacterium tuberculosis
emergency department
arterial hypertension
hepatitis c virus