June 27, 2012PLoS ONEOpen Access

1999–2009 Trends in Prevalence, Unawareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

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Population

9,215 non-institutionalized residents aged 35 to 74 years from the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, mean age…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

IGIdris GuessousUniversity of Geneva MBMurielle BochudPreventive Cardiology JGJean-Michel GaspozUniversity of Geneva

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Implication

Gains in awareness and control highlight persistent treatment gaps; hypothesis-generating for targeted strategies in similar populations.

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Population

9,215 non-institutionalized residents aged 35 to 74 years from the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, mean age 51.5, 50% female.

Outcome

Trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment, and control of hypertension between 1999 and 2009

Despite significant improvements in hypertension awareness and control in Geneva between 1999 and 2009, overall prevalence remained stable and a large proportion of patients remained untreated or uncontrolled.

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Guessous et al. (2012) studied this question.

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Hypertension management

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1999–2009 Trends in Prevalence, Unawareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

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1999–2009 Trends in Prevalence, Unawareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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