CIESP   26138
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA Y SALUD PUBLICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in rural and urban communities in Latin American countries
Autor/es:
OLIVEIRA, GUSTAVO; GUTIERREZ, LAURA; LAMELAS, PABLO; SERON, PAMELA; RUBINSTEIN, ADOLFO; ORLANDINI, ANDRES; IRAZOLA, VILMA
Revista:
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Editorial:
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Referencias:
Año: 2019 vol. 37 p. 1813 - 1821
ISSN:
0263-6352
Resumen:
AbstractObjectives: The objective is to describe hypertension (HTN) prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in urban and rural communities in Latin America to inform public and policy-makers.Methods: Cross-sectional analysis from urban (n = 111) and rural (n = 93) communities including 33 276 participants from six Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay) were included. HTN was defined as self-reported HTN on blood pressure (BP) medication or average BP over 140/90 mmHg, awareness as self-reported HTN, and controlled as those with BP under 140/90 mmHg.Results: Mean age was 52 years, 60% were Female and 32% belonged to rural communities. HTN prevalence was 44.0%, with the lowest rates in Peru (17.7%) and the highest rates in Brazil (52.5%). 58.9% were aware of HTN diagnosis and 53.3% were receiving treatment. Prevalence of HTN were higher in urban (44.8%) than rural (42.1%) communities in all countries. Most participants who were aware of HTN were receiving medical treatment (90.5%), but only 37.6% of patients receiving medical treatment had their BP controlled (