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Occupational factors such as having served or serving in armed forces may be associated with hypertension. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with\u00a0hypertension among veterans of the Indian Gorkha army living in western Nepal.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among the veterans living in the Pokhara metropolitan city. Data on blood pressure (BP), anthropometric measurements, and behavioral factors were collected by face-to-face interviews using the World Health Organization's non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) tool. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure (BP)\u2009\u2265\u2009140 mm Hg and\/or diastolic BP of \u2265\u200990 mm Hg or currently on antihypertensive medication.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension was 66.2\u2009% among the study participants (317). Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 144.5 mmHg (\u00b1\u200918.3) and 89.3mmHg (\u00b1\u200916.0), respectively. Among the hypertensive participants, 67\u2009% were aware of their disease, 90\u2009% of them\u00a0were under treatment, and 14\u2009% of the individuals who received treatment had their hypertension under control. The proportion of smokers was 12.9\u2009% and alcohol drinker was 86.1\u2009%. One-fourth (25.9\u2009%) of the participants had a family history of hypertension. Veterans\u00a0aged 55-64\u00a0years had higher odds\u00a0(AOR: 5.3; 95\u2009% CI: 1.8\u201315.9; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003) of being associated with\u00a0hypertension as compared to 35\u201344 years. Being a current alcohol drinker (AOR: 2.5; 95\u2009% CI: 1.4\u20134.5; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003), overweight (AOR: 1.9; 95\u2009% CI: 1.0-3.5; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04), obese (AOR: 3.1; 95\u2009% CI: 1.1\u20138.3; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03) and family history of hypertension (AOR: 2.9; 95\u2009% CI: 1.5\u20135.8; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002) were independently associated with hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Hypertension was prevalent in retired Nepal veterans. Hypertension was associated with a number of modifiable lifestyle and behavioral factors. Our findings suggest the need for screening, education and management of Nepal veterans for hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-021-06907-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]],"date-time":"2021-09-01T06:03:08Z","timestamp":1630476188000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among veterans of the Indian Gorkha regiments living in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Abhishek","family":"Sapkota","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dinesh","family":"Neupane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aamod Dhoj","family":"Shrestha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tara Ballav","family":"Adhikari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Craig Steven","family":"McLachlan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naveen","family":"Shrestha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"6907_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. 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