Key result
Anti-hypertensive treatment over 15 years significantly increased the rate of patients achieving good blood pressure control (<140/90 mmHg) from 35% in 1991 to 72% in 2006 (p < 0.01).
Why the study?
Does long-term management at a hypertension clinic improve blood pressure control over 15 years?
Population
103 hypertensive patients followed at a hypertension clinic in Japan between 1991-2006, age 32-91, mean 68…
Comparison
Long-term anti-hypertensive management at a… vs Historical baseline and intermediate time points
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 years
Authors
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Clinic-based hypertension management was associated with improved control over 15 years; supports sustained care but leaves open causality and broader applicability.
Observational (n=103)
No
Does long-term management at a hypertension clinic improve blood pressure control over 15 years?
Absolute Event Rate: 72% vs 35%
p-value: p=< 0.01
Long-term management at a hypertension clinic, accompanied by increased use of anti-hypertensive drugs, significantly improved blood pressure control rates over 15 years.
Ohta et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=103). Anti-hypertensive treatment over 15 years vs. Baseline (1991) was evaluated on Rate of patients with good BP control (< 140/90 mmHg) (p=< 0.01). Anti-hypertensive treatment over 15 years significantly increased the rate of patients achieving good blood pressure control (<140/90 mmHg) from 35% in 1991 to 72% in 2006 (p < 0.01).
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