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These parameters were extracted from medical records of adults who participated in the Uganda World Kidney Day 2020 health screening activities. A total of 302 adults were evaluated for hypertension using the American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association 2017 (blood pressure threshold 130\/80 mmHg) and International Society of Hypertension 2020 guidelines (threshold 140\/90 mmHg).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age of the participants was 42.5 years (standard deviation: 15.1) and majority were male 195\/302 (64.6%). Using American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association 2017 guidelines, 156\/302 (51.7%) adults were newly diagnosed with hypertension compared to 68\/302 (22.5%) newly diagnosed with hypertension using International Society of Hypertension 2020 guidelines. Only 23\/302 (7.6%) were on treatment. Based on American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association 2017 guidelines, age \u226540 years and overweight\/obesity were statistically significant predictors of hypertension (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 for all) at multivariate analysis. Using the International Society of Hypertension 2020 guidelines, age \u226540 years predicted hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of hypertension is high among this urban adult population irrespective of the guidelines used, highlighting the need for hypertension prevention interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17423953211058408","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,17]],"date-time":"2021-11-17T05:42:48Z","timestamp":1637127768000},"page":"132-145","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Prevalence and predictors of hypertension among adults in Mbarara City, Western 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