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One In Three Nigerian Adult Population Hypertensive by GentleMoney: 12:53pm On Oct 06, 2018
The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has said that one out of every three adults in Nigeria had high blood pressure.

Dr Okechukwu Ogah, the President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday.

According to him, the rising prevalence of high blood pressure is mainly caused by unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle...


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