May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Brazil

The aim of this study is to describe the results of the May Month Measurement (MMM) campaign implemented in Brazil, in 2019. Questionnaire data were collected and three measures of blood pressure (BP) were performed. The sample consisted of 13 476 individuals, 58.2% were white, 60.8% were women. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European heart journal supplements 2021-05, Vol.23 (B), p.B30-B32
Hauptverfasser:	Duarte Barbosa, Eduardo Costa, Feitosa, Audes M., Bortolotto, Luiz Aparecido, Guerra, Grazia Maria, Ayres Ferreira Filho, Julio Cesar, Cestario, Elizabeth E. S., Yugar-Toledo, Juan Carlos, Pimentel, Rodrigo, Ferrari, Bruno, Aguiar, Rodrigo, Sebba Barroso, Weimar Kunz, Eibel, Bruna, Xia, Xin, Poulter, Neil R., Beaney, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Cardiovascular System & Cardiology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this study is to describe the results of the May Month Measurement (MMM) campaign implemented in Brazil, in 2019. Questionnaire data were collected and three measures of blood pressure (BP) were performed. The sample consisted of 13 476 individuals, 58.2% were white, 60.8% were women. The average age was 46.3 (18.6) years. Of all 13 476 participants, 6858 (50.9%) had hypertension defined as a systolic BP >= 140mmHg or a diastolic BP >= 90mmHg or being on anti-hypertensive medication. Of those with hypertension, 68.8% were aware of their diagnosis, 65.3% were on antihypertensive medication, and 36.1% had controlled BP (
ISSN:	1520-765X 1554-2815
DOI:	10.1093/eurheartj/suab019