Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Hypertension: a Community-based Study.
From: School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia. lwang@csu.edu.au
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993)
- Publish Date: Jan 2006
- ISSN: 1064-1963
- Volume: 28
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 41-6
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Wang Lexin, Wei Tiemin, et al. Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Hypertension: a Community-based Study.. Clin. Exp. Hypertens. Jan 2006;28:41-6
Abstract
The objective of own study was to investigate the quality of hypertension management in a rural Chinese population. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 922 hypertensive patients in a regional community in southern China. The average systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 167.8 +/- 22.5 mmHg and 94.3 +/- 14.2 mmHg respectively. A total of 823 patients (89.3%) patients had a SBP of greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, and 596 (64.6%) had a DBP of greater than or equal to 90 mmHg. Fully 568 patients (69.7%) were treated with one or two antihypertensive drugs, mostly with calcium channel blockers. In patients treated with antihypertensive drugs, the average SBP and DBP were 170.3 +/- 23.1 mmHg and 96.2 +/- 14.8 mmHg, respectively. Blood pressure was poorly controlled in these hypertensive patients. Further studies are required to identify the barriers to the effective management of uncontrolled hypertension in a rural setting.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Aged, Antihypertensive Agents, Blood Pressure, Calcium Channel Blockers, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Middle Aged, Rural Health Services, Rural Population
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