Key result
Among adults aged 15 to 49 years with hypertension in India, 76.1% had been screened, 44.7% were aware of their diagnosis, 13.3% were treated, and only 7.9% had achieved blood pressure control.
Why the study?
Nationally representative analyses of the proportion of adults reaching each step of the hypertension care process across states and sociodemographic groups in India were lacking.
Population
731,864 individuals aged 15-49 years in all states and union territories of India
Design
Nationally representative cross-sectional household survey
Authors
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Large gaps in India's hypertension care cascade among young adults warrant attention; leaves open scalable interventions to improve control.
Cross-Sectional (n=731,864)
Yes
There are massive gaps in the hypertension care cascade among young and middle-aged adults in India, with only 7.9% of hypertensive individuals achieving blood pressure control.
Prenissl et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=731,864). Hypertension care cascade was evaluated on Proportion of adults with hypertension who achieved blood pressure control (95% CI 7.6-8.3). Among adults aged 15 to 49 years with hypertension in India, 76.1% had been screened, 44.7% were aware of their diagnosis, 13.3% were treated, and only 7.9% had achieved blood pressure control.
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