Why the study?
What is the self-reported rate of blood pressure measurement and hypertension treatment in an Australian population?
Population
962 respondents from a random sample of 1200 persons living in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May highlight screening gaps in younger Australian men; leaves open targeted strategies to optimize detection.
What is the self-reported rate of blood pressure measurement and hypertension treatment in an Australian population?
A large proportion of the Australian population has had their blood pressure measured recently, suggesting most hypertension is already detected, though screening gaps remain for men under 45.
Al‐Roomi et al. (1987) studied this question.
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