Prevalence and some important risk factors of hypertension in Ban Paew District, second report.

Background: Hypertension (HT) has been one of the leading global risk factors for health. Therefore, it is important to indicate groups ofpeople with high risk(s) of HT to provide them with lifestyles modification and checking blood pressure (BP) periodically for early detection of HT.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HT and some important risk factors in suspected high-risk group.