Key result
In an urban Ecuadorian community, hypertension prevalence was 17.6%, with significant gaps in diagnosis (34.5% among hypertensives), follow-up (22.7%), and control (43.5%).
Why the study?
Optimal hypertension care and control reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but gaps in diagnosis, care, and control needed to be measured in an urban community in Quito, Ecuador.
Population
2160 residents of an urban community in Quito, Ecuador
Design
Cross-sectional population-based study
Authors
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Documents large hypertension control gaps in urban Ecuador; leaves open targeted strategies and prospective studies to close them.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,160)
Despite adequate access to health services, significant gaps exist in the follow-up and control of hypertensive patients in an urban community in Ecuador, particularly among older males.
Ortiz et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=2,160). Sociodemographic factors (e.g., male sex, age >64 years, lack of health insurance) was evaluated on Gaps in the diagnosis, care, and control of hypertension. In an urban Ecuadorian community, hypertension prevalence was 17.6%, with significant gaps in diagnosis (34.5% among hypertensives), follow-up (22.7%), and control (43.5%).
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