Trends in population blood pressure and prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among older persons: The 2006 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey in Malaysia

Autor: Muhammad Fadhli bin Mohd Yusof, Rajini Sooryanarayana, Ambigga Devi S. Krishnapillai, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Noorlaili Mohd Tohit, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Sheleaswani Inche Zainal Abidin, Nur Liana bt Abdul Majid, Bee Kiau Ho, Mohd Azahadi Omar
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Aging
Cross-sectional study
Physiology
Ethnic group
Blood Pressure
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Logistic regression
Vascular Medicine
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Medical Conditions
Medicine and Health Sciences
Ethnicity
Prevalence
030212 general & internal medicine
Geriatric Nephrology
Aged
80 and over
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Middle Aged
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nephrology
Hypertension
Medicine
Female
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Population ageing
Asia
Science
Population
Cardiology
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Humans
education
Aged
business.industry
Public health
Geriatric nephrology
Malaysia
Biology and Life Sciences
Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Health Care
Blood pressure
Cross-Sectional Studies
Geriatrics
People and Places
Geriatric Care
business
Physiological Processes
Organism Development
Demography
Developmental Biology
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0238780 (2020)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: BackgroundHypertension is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Thus, it is an important public health challenge worldwide. In Malaysia, only a few studies have focused on the trends of hypertension specifically for the aging population. In view of the rapid growth of the elderly population in Malaysia, there is an urgent need to explore the condition of hypertension in this aging population. Hence, the objectives of this study were to determine the trends of population mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) levels, the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, and its' associated factors among older persons in two cross-sectional national surveys that were conducted in 2006 and 2015 in Malaysia.MethodsThis was a subanalysis of secondary data collected from the two cross-sectional national population-based surveys conducted in Malaysia in 2006 and 2015. Adults aged 60 and older who had participated in these two surveys were included in the study.ResultsA total of 4954 (2295 males and 2659 females) and 3790 (1771 males and 2019 females) respondents completed the hypertension module surveys in 2006 and 2015, respectively. The mean age of the respondents was 68.5±6.9 years in 2006 and 68.6±7.1 years in 2015 and the difference was not significant. The prevalence of hypertension significantly reduced from 73.8% in 2006 to 69.2% in 2015 (pConclusionsThe mean population BP levels and hypertension prevalence among the elderly population in Malaysia have reduced significantly over the past decade. Although the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among older adults have improved significantly, the awareness and control rates remain suboptimal. As population aging is inevitable, appropriate public health programs and optimal treatment strategies targeting this vulnerable group are urgently needed to improve the overall awareness and control of hypertension and to prevent hypertension-related complications.
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