May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Colombia
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Author(s)
Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio
Lopez-Lopez, Jose P
Otero, Johanna
Alarcon-Ariza, Natalia
Mogollon-Zehr, Margarita
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hypertension awareness and control is poor in low- and middle-income countries. Thus, implementing strategies to increase hypertension detection is needed. Colombia participated as one of the 92 countries involved in the third campaign of the May Measurement Month in 2019. Blood pressure (BP) was measured in 48 324 volunteers from 13 departments in Colombia. In total, 27.9% individuals were identified with hypertension. Of those with hypertension, 63.7% were aware of their condition, 60.0% were on antihypertensive medication, and 38.4% had controlled BP. These results showed low levels of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in this sample of subjects volunteered to participate, suggest the urgent necessity of implementing programmes to improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension in Colombia.
Date Issued
2021-05-20
Date Acceptance
2020-11-27
Citation
European Heart Journal Supplements, 2021, 23 (Suppl B), pp.B46-B48
ISSN
1520-765X
Publisher
European Society of Cardiology
Start Page
B46
End Page
B48
Journal / Book Title
European Heart Journal Supplements
Volume
23
Issue
Suppl B
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2021.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in anymedium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34248430
PII: suab039
Subjects
Blood pressure
Control
Hypertension
Screening
Treatment
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England