Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in a Spanish Population

A cross-sectional population survey using a random, stratified sample into phases was conducted in order to assess the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Albacete (a south-eastern province in Spain) with 248 000 inhabitants over 18 years of age. The sample size was of 1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of epidemiology 1998-01, Vol.14 (1), p.31-36
Hauptverfasser:	Puras, Angel, Sanchis, Carlos, Artigao, Luis M., Divison, Juan A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age groups Aged Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Antihypertensives Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Blood pressure Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Censuses Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Hypertension Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - epidemiology Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Men Middle Aged Older adults Older people Pharmacology Population Population control Prevalence Questionnaires Regression analysis Rural areas Spain - epidemiology Urban areas Vein & artery diseases Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	A cross-sectional population survey using a random, stratified sample into phases was conducted in order to assess the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Albacete (a south-eastern province in Spain) with 248 000 inhabitants over 18 years of age. The sample size was of 1322 people. Both systolic and diastolic BP were higher in men than in women and showed an increasing trend with age independently of gender. Assuming a cut-off for hypertension of
ISSN:	0393-2990 1573-7284
DOI:	10.1023/A:1007483916158