Sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China: a systematic review with meta-analyses
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Journal Article
Abstract
Hypertension is the major cause of preventable disease burden in China. However, limited evidence is available on sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension. We assessed sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China. A systematic search of four English language and four Chinese-language databases was conducted to identify studies conducted from 2005 that reported sex-specific data on the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China. Random-effects meta-analysis weighted by the inverse of the variances were used to obtain pooled sex-specific rates and women-minus-men differences, and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Overall, 57 studies comprising 2,155,829 individuals (55% women) were included. Awareness (53% in women vs. 47% in men), treatment among all (44% vs. 38%), treatment among aware (65% vs. 60%), control among all (17% vs. 14%), and control among treated (27% vs. 27%) were low for both sexes, but more favourable in women than men. The corresponding women-minus men difference was 7% (95% CI: 6; 8%) for awareness, 6% (5; 8%) for treatment among all, 6% (2; 9%) for treatment among aware, 3% (2; 3%) for control among all, and 0% (−2; 1%) for control among treated. Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China is low in both sexes, but greater in women than men. Sex-specific interventions may be needed to efficiently combat the burden of hypertension.
Date Issued
2019-02-01
Date Acceptance
2018-08-01
Citation
Hypertension Research, 2019, 42 (2), pp.273-283
ISSN
0916-9636
Publisher
Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]
Start Page
273
End Page
283
Journal / Book Title
Hypertension Research
Volume
42
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© The Japanese Society of Hypertension 2018
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
hypertension
China
men
women
PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE
GENDER-DIFFERENCES
BLOOD-PRESSURE
PREVALENCE
ADULTS
TRENDS
PATTERNS
BURDEN
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-12-06