October 1, 2001Salud Pública de MéxicoOpen Access

The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in the elderly population of the Mexican Institute of Social Security

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Population

4,777 subjects aged 60 years and over, covered by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social healthcare…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

CGCarmen García‐PeñaInstituto Nacional de Pediatria MTMargaret ThorogoodGeneral / Preventive / Lipids SRSandra Patricia Moreno Reyes

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Implication

Suboptimal BP control affects one-third of treated elderly Mexicans; leaves open barriers and optimization strategies for prospective study.

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Population

4,777 subjects aged 60 years and over, covered by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) healthcare services in Mexico City, selected from a representative cohort of 5,433 people.

Outcome

Prevalence and treatment of high blood pressure (defined as systolic ≥160 mmHg, diastolic ≥90 mmHg, or self-reported medical diagnosis)

In an elderly Mexican cohort, hypertension prevalence was high (nearly 50%), and while treatment rates were high, about one-third of treated patients remained inadequately controlled.

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García‐Peña et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a704f12f44fa9f079dde87a https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-36342001000500005

Topics

Hypertension management

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Suboptimal BP control affects one-third of treated elderly Mexicans; leaves open barriers and optimization strategies for prospective study.

The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in the elderly population of the Mexican Institute of Social Security

Discussion

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Implication

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The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in the elderly population of the Mexican Institute of Social Security

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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