May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Nigeria
| Autor: | Johnson O Peter, Anca Chis Ster, Fred Aigbe, Thomas Beaney, Phillip Adebola, Xin Xia, Kolawole Wahab, Muhammad A Makusidi, Akinyemi Aje, Neil R Poulter, Njide Okubadejo, Mahmoud U Sani, Arimiyau Adewale, Philip M Kolo, Ayodele B Omotoso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Population Nigeria Sphygmomanometer 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Control Medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00200 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor education 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology Opportunistic screening High rate education.field_of_study business.industry Articles Treatment Blood pressure Cardiovascular System & Hematology Hypertension Screening Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal Supplements : Journal of the European Society of Cardiology H99 H96 |
| ISSN: | 1554-2815 1520-765X |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa038 |
| Popis: | Hypertension remains the dominant cardiovascular risk factor worldwide. May Measurement Month (MMM) is an annual global programme of the International Society of Hypertension aimed at screening for undetected hypertension in the general population. We report the outcome of MMM 2018 in Nigeria. An opportunistic screening of adults aged at least 18 years was conducted in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria in the month of May, 2018. Screening for hypertension was done by trained volunteers with the use of validated digital and mercury sphygmomanometers following the MMM protocol. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure (BP) ≥140/90 mmHg or the use of BP-lowering medication. There were 6398 participants (53.0% female) with a mean (SD) age of 41.7 (15.0) years. Hypertension was present in 36.4% of the participants with 51.1% of the hypertensives aware of their status, 41.8% on medication, of whom 43.1% were controlled. Overall, only 18.0% of all hypertensive participants had their BP under control. The proportion with hypertension is high, and awareness, treatment, and control rates are low. Concerted efforts are needed to improve awareness and treatment of hypertension in Nigeria in order to reduce the high rate of complications associated with uncontrolled BP. |
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