Why the study?
Hypertension poses a hazard to quality of life, but patient-reported outcomes like quality of life are often overlooked and not routinely evaluated or used to customize treatments.
Does uncontrolled hypertension worsen health-related quality of life in hypertensive men compared to controlled hypertension?
Population
500 hypertensive men undergoing treatment at a charitable hospital in Pune, India
Comparison
Uncontrolled hypertension vs controlled blood pressure
Key result
Uncontrolled hypertension in male patients was associated with a significantly poorer overall health-related quality of life score (41) compared to controlled hypertension (35).
Authors
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Supports QoL monitoring in men with uncontrolled hypertension; cross-sectional design leaves causality open.
Cross-Sectional (n=500)
No
Does uncontrolled hypertension worsen health-related quality of life in hypertensive men compared to controlled hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: 41% vs 35%
p-value: p=<.0001
Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with significantly worse health-related quality of life in men compared to controlled hypertension.
Patil et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=500). Uncontrolled hypertension vs. Controlled hypertension was evaluated on Overall Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) score on the MINICHAL scale (p=<.0001). Uncontrolled hypertension in male patients was associated with a significantly poorer overall health-related quality of life score (41) compared to controlled hypertension (35).