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October 21, 2012Swiss Medical WeeklyOpen Access

Uncontrolled arterial hypertension in primary care – patient characteristics and associated factors

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Population

122 adult patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Swiss primary care

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

CCCorinne ChmielUniversity of ZurichOSOliver SennUniversity of ZurichPDP. DelAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia

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Overview

Supports considering BMI and smoking in primary-care BP management; leaves open whether targeting them improves control in prospective trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
122 adult patients with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic >140 mm Hg and/or diastolic >90 mm Hg) in Swiss primary care
O
Outcome
Relationship between blood pressure and patient characteristicssurrogate

Smoking and high BMI are strong independent factors associated with higher blood pressure levels in patients with uncontrolled arterial hypertension in primary care.

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Chmiel et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a824426e35fc7ca402a5575https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2012.13693
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