The Awareness, Treatment, And Control Of Hypertension In A Supervised Wellness Program

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.494-494
• Main Authors: Pearman, Miriam E, Gilleland, Diana, Bonner, Daniel, Donley, David, Thomas, James, Bryner, Randy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0195-9131

Though awareness, treatment, and control for hypertension (HT) have improved, the current control rates (34%) are still far below the Healthy People 2010 goal of 50%. PURPOSE: To determine, in a supervised wellness program, a) the percent of individuals with uncontrolled HT (SBP > 140mmHg or DBP >90mmHg) at baseline and b) the affects of 12 months of supervised exercise in the following subpopulations: 1) not diagnosed with HT 2) medicated HT 3) > or =50 years old with medicated HT. METHODS: Data were collected on 455 individuals, (mean age 52.72 + or - 0.7 SE) including self reported HT diagnoses, HT medications, and measured BP. Monthly resting BPs were collected for the first year of participation. Paired sample t-tests determined significance for changes over time. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae and/or non-USASCII text omitted) CONCLUSION: In a wellness program, the percent of individuals unaware of HT (21.3%) is below the national average (30%); the percent of uncontrolled treated HT in the total (41.5%) and > or =50 population (58.2%) are also below the national average (64%). With a year's participation in a supervised wellness program, there is a statistically significant decline in BP to healthy norms. DISCUSSION: Individuals joining a wellness program have better awareness and control of BP than the general population; those that are uncontrolled benefit from a year's participation.