Despite a decreasing trend in blood pressure levels, Portugal maintains higher mean blood pressure levels compared to other high-income European countries.
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Sustained BP control efforts remain essential in Portugal; confirms secular declines while extending evidence of a persistent excess versus other Western settings.
The trends in the last decades show a decrease in blood pressure levels, probably attributable to increasing awareness and a higher treatment proportion. Although this absolute trend in blood pressure parallels the observed in other high income European countries, Portugal maintains its position above the mean levels in other Western settings.
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