Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in the Thai population, 2004 to 2020

Under Thailand's universal health coverage every citizen has access to primary care including free hypertension treatment. This study describes temporal trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in Thailand. Data were analyzed from four survey cycles of Thailand'...

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Published in:BMC public health 2024-11, Vol.24 (1), p.3149-9, Article 3149
Main Authors: Aekplakorn, Wichai, Chariyalertsak, Suwat, Kessomboon, Pattapong, Assanangkornchai, Sawitri, Taneepanichskul, Surasak, Goldstein, Allison, Cazabon, Danielle, Neelapaichit, Nareemarn, Aimiosior, Obehioye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age groups
Aged
Analysis
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Antihypertensive drugs
Antihypertensives
Awareness
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular system
Control
Cross sectional study
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diagnosis
Disease control
Education
Exercise
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Surveys
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Medically uninsured persons
Middle Aged
National health insurance
Patient compliance
Population
Prevalence
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Primary care
Public health
Regression analysis
Southeast Asian People
Stroke
Surveys
Thailand - epidemiology
Trends
Young Adult
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Summary:Under Thailand's universal health coverage every citizen has access to primary care including free hypertension treatment. This study describes temporal trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in Thailand. Data were analyzed from four survey cycles of Thailand's National Health Examination Survey (NHES), between 2004 and 2019-2020. The NHES is a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey conducted every five years using a multistage probability sample. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure > = 140 or diastolic blood pressure > = 90 mmHg or currently taking antihypertensive medicines; blood pressure control was defined as
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-024-20643-1