What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among older adults living in low- and middle-income countries.

February 1, 2014International Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Hypertension among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control

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Population

Older adults in low- and middle-income countries

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PLPeter Lloyd‐SherlockNorthumbria University JBJohn BeardColumbia University NMNadia Minicuci

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Implication

Supports enhanced hypertension control efforts in LMICs; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Key Points

To evaluate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among older adults living in low- and middle-income countries.
Assessed rates of hypertension prevalence, condition awareness, and therapeutic control across sampled older populations in low- and middle-income countries.
Hypertension rates are substantially elevated across older populations in low- and middle-income settings.
Levels of treatment and blood pressure control remain inadequate despite approximately half of affected individuals being aware of their diagnosis.

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Population

Older adults in low- and middle-income countries

Outcome

Prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension

Highlights the urgent need for new approaches to control hypertension in low- and middle-income countries due to high prevalence and inadequate treatment.

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Lloyd‐Sherlock et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dff494b28b234044e9bf74 https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt215

Topics

Hypertension management

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Hypertension among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control

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Hypertension among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: prevalence, awareness and control

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