Key result
Hypertension affects ~77% of older South African adults amid severely low awareness and control rates.
Why the study?
Little attention has been focused on hypertension and associated factors among older adults in Africa, despite their disproportionate burden of hypertension.
Population
3,840 subjects aged 50 years or older in South Africa
Design
National population-based cross-sectional study
Authors
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High hypertension burden with poor control in older South Africans signals need for better detection; leaves open optimal intervention strategies.
Cross-Sectional (n=3,840)
Yes
There is a high prevalence of hypertension (77.3%) among older adults in South Africa, with alarmingly low rates of awareness, treatment, and control.
Peltzer et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=3,840). Risk factors (Coloured population group, prior stroke, overweight/obesity, frequent out-patient visits) was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension among older adults in South Africa was 77.3%, with very low rates of awareness (38.1%), treatment (32.7%), and control (17.1%).
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