P-273: Hypertension detection and control in a primary care setting in Buenos Aires

The aim of this survey was to estimate hypertension control and its predictors in 1262 hypertensives drawn from a primary care practice at Hospital de Clinicas, Buenos Aires. We carried out an urban community based cross-sectional study using data from a convenience (nonrandom) sample of patients ag...

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Published in:American journal of hypertension 2005-05, Vol.18 (S4), p.104A-105A
Main Authors: Santos, Antonio R. De Los, Garrido, Delia, Cossalter, Rodolfo, Luna, Patricia, Mendez, Mariano, Feldstein, Carlos A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argentine Urban Population
Control
Hypertension
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Summary:The aim of this survey was to estimate hypertension control and its predictors in 1262 hypertensives drawn from a primary care practice at Hospital de Clinicas, Buenos Aires. We carried out an urban community based cross-sectional study using data from a convenience (nonrandom) sample of patients aged 18 years and older (average aged in the sample was 67.0 ± 12.1 years, 822 were males). A patient questionnaire was used to collect data on a variety of variables including details on hypertension history and treatment, and seated BP was measured by duplicate. Even though 84.3% of hypertensives were receiving antihypertensive medication, good BP control was attained in 28.6%. BP levels were consistently higher in overweight-obese patients than in normal weight hypertensives (p
ISSN:0895-7061
1941-7225
1879-1905
DOI:10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.03.291