Abstract 12994: Impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Prevalence of Hypertension in Women: A Comparative Study From India and the United States Using Data From Nationally Representative Surveys

Autor: Kartik Gupta, Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, Tanya Singh Kakar, Vikram Jeet S Gill, Vardhmaan Jain, Prakash Gupta, Suveen Angraal
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Circulation. 142
ISSN: 1524-4539
0009-7322
Popis: Introduction: In 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA)/ American College of Cardiology (ACC) revised guidelines for diagnosis of hypertension. The differential impact on prevalence of hypertension among women across high- (United States) and middle-income countries (India) is not known. Hypothesis: There are regional differences in the change in prevalence of hypertension with the new 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines among women. Methods: We used data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4, and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-16 to estimate prevalence of hypertension among non-pregnant women aged 18-49 years in India and the United States, respectively. Both surveys are conducted by respective federal governments to estimate national health status. Hypertension was defined as an average systolic BP (SBP) ≥130 or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90 mmHg or on treatment in new and SBP/DBP ≥140/≥90 mmHg or on treatment in JNC-7 (old) guidelines. The Chi-Square test was used to compare the association between categorical variables. Results: There were 565,813 and 1,607 eligible participants in NFHS-4 (India) and NHANES (the United States), respectively. Mean age was comparable (31.9±9.0 vs. 33.5±9.4 years, p(Figure Panel A) . The new guidelines flipped the prevalence of hypertension such that it was significantly higher among women in India as compared to US overall and across all age groups (p(Figure Panel B) . Conclusions: There is a higher impact of new guidelines on the prevalence of hypertension among women in India, across all age groups as compared to the United States. Future studies will help understand the mechanisms, risk factors and impact of this change on treatment and health economics in India.
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