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July 19, 2012Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej

Comorbidities and the quality of life in hypertensive patients

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Population

12,525 unselected patients treated for hypertension for at least 3 months

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MZMonika ZygmuntowiczMedical University of SilesiaAOAleksander OwczarekMedical University of SilesiaAEAdam ElibolResearch Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

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Overview

Comorbidities may impair HRQoL in hypertension; observational data leave open causal inference and practice implications.

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Population
12,525 unselected patients treated for hypertension for at least 3 months
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Outcome
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) evaluated using the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12)patient reported

Chronic diseases concomitant with arterial hypertension negatively affect all dimensions of health-related quality of life.

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Zygmuntowicz et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a719d498031ec7bb1dd0bf7https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.1345
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