The relationship between body mass index and blood pressure in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis: A reverse epidemiology in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In the general population, obesity is positively correlated with hypertension. On the other hand, there was hypothesis of "reverse epidemiology" in the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) of hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study aimed to investigate the "reverse epidemiology" of the relationship between the two variables in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The impact of reusable dialyzer membrane on end-stage renal disease patients' Quality of life: A multicenter study in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Data from 8 Report of the Indonesian Renal Registry in 2015 reported that there was an increase in the prevalence of hemodialysis (HD) patients in Indonesia. Measures had been taken to reduce the cost of HD such as utilizing reusable dialyzer membrane. However, little is known on the impact of reusable dialyzer membrane on patients' quality of life (QOL), and hence, this study was conducted.

Treating patients with hypertension in Indonesia's primary health care centre: A challenging condition.

Background: In Indonesia, hypertension treatment relies on primary health care services, and there are no current data on blood pressure control and hypertension treatment in Indonesia's primary health care system.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including all patients with hypertension (n = 273) who visited the Tegal Alur II Community Health Center in 2017. For all patients with hypertension, medical records containing the most recent blood pressure results and antihypertensive treatments were examined by the authors.

Blood Pressure Profile of Young Adults at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia.

Background: hypertension remains a global burden. Complications of unrecognized hypertension might increase mortality as shown by a WHO 2013 report that hypertension caused 9.4 million deaths worldwide.