Key result
Opportunistic screening reveals ~31% hypertension prevalence, with most affected adults unaware or untreated.
Why the study?
Raised blood pressure remains the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in Australia, but awareness, treatment, and control rates are suboptimal and stagnating.
Population
10,046 adult participants recruited opportunistically across Australia in May 2017, 2018, and 2019
Comparison
Blood pressure measurements and hypertension awareness, treatment, and control rates over three consecutive years
Design
Cross-sectional opportunistic screening campaign
Authors
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Stagnating hypertension awareness and control rates in Australia signal urgent need for enhanced screening; leaves open whether national strategies can reverse trends.
Cross-Sectional (n=10,046)
Yes
Opportunistic screening in Australia reveals stagnating and unacceptably poor rates of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control compared to other high-income countries.
Carnagarin et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=10,046). Opportunistic blood pressure screening was evaluated on Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control. Among 10,046 adults screened in Australia, 31.0% had hypertension, of whom only 48.5% were aware, 44.4% were treated, and 53.2% of those treated had controlled blood pressure (<140/90 mmHg).
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