Cardiovascular disease risk and associated factors among people with hypertension in the West Bank, Palestine

Category	Detail
Condition
Key Mechanisms	Age, diabetes mellitus, family history of hypertension, lifestyle-related factors.
Target Population
Care Setting

50.4% of participants had moderate-to-high predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk.
Increasing age significantly correlates with higher cardiovascular risk.
Diabetes mellitus is independently associated with high predicted cardiovascular risk.
A positive family history of hypertension increases cardiovascular disease risk.
Marital status shows a protective association against cardiovascular disease, with aOR ≈ 0.5.
Lifestyle-related factors, including obesity and smoking, were prevalent but did not retain independent associations.

Integrate routine cardiovascular risk assessment into hypertension care, focusing on age, diabetes, and family history.

Focus on comprehensive cardiometabolic management to reduce cardiovascular disease burden, considering the mean age and gender distribution.

Implement targeted prevention strategies based on individual risk profiles, addressing lifestyle-related factors to improve overall health.

Clinical Scorecard: Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Hypertensive Individuals in the West Bank, Palestine