Epidemiological research on the incidence and prevalence of arterial hypertension in the Portuguese population: a scoping review.

Autor:	Sousa Uva M; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: mafalda.uva@insa.minsaude.pt., Victorino P; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal., Roquette R; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal., Machado A; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal., Matias Dias C; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology [Rev Port Cardiol] 2014 Jul-Aug; Vol. 33 (7-8), pp. 451-63. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 12.
DOI:	10.1016/j.repc.2014.02.012
Abstrakt:	Introduction and Objectives: The Portuguese population is reported to have among the highest levels of mean blood pressure. The aim of the present study is to conduct a structured literature review describing the scope (quantity, focus and nature) of published epidemiological research on the prevalence and incidence of hypertension in the Portuguese population. Methods: The scoping review was conducted during June 2013, using two information sources, B-on and PubMed, to search for published studies on the prevalence and incidence of hypertension with data collected between 2005-2013 and 1995-2013, respectively. Results: We identified 527 publications: 14 on the prevalence and two on the incidence of hypertension. The results show more studies on populations in the North region of Portugal; an apparent lack of published studies specifically targeting the Alentejo and Algarve populations; long delays between data collection and publication of results (up to nine years); considerable variability in measurement methods; and infrequent data stratification by gender and age. Conclusions: Differences in blood pressure measurement methods, not specified in most studies, the infrequency of stratification of results by gender and age, and the geographic asymmetry in coverage of the Portuguese population, hinder monitoring of the incidence and prevalence of hypertension in Portugal. (Copyright © 2013 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)
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