Changes in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates over 20 years in National Capital Region of India: results from a repeat cross-sectional study
Population
9,504 subjects from urban and rural areas of India's National Capital Region across two cross-sectional…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
Exposes an escalating public health crisis of unmanaged hypertension in India; leaves open the need for targeted.
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Population
9,504 subjects from urban and rural areas of India's National Capital Region across two cross-sectional surveys (Survey 1: 1991-1994, Survey 2: 2010-2012). Urban: n=3048 (Survey 1, mean age 46.8, 52.3% women) and n=2052 (Survey 2, mean age 46.5, 54.2% women). Rural: n=2487 (Survey 1, mean age 46.6, 57.0% women) and n=1917 (Survey 2, mean age 46.5, 51.3% women).
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Outcome
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (defined as per JNC VII guidelines, control defined as BP <140/90 mm Hg)
Over a 20-year period in India's National Capital Region, the prevalence of hypertension nearly doubled in both urban and rural areas without any corresponding improvement in awareness, treatment, or control rates.
Cite This Study
Roy et al. (2017) studied this question.