Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Thai population, 2004-2009: Thai National Health Examination Survey III-IV |
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| Authors: | Wichai Aekplakorn,Rassamee Sangthong,Pattapong Kessomboon,Panwadee Putwatana,Rungkarn Inthawong,Surasak Taneepanichskul,Piyamitr Sritara,Somkiat Sangwatanaroj,Suwat Chariyalertsak the National Health Examination Survey IV study group |
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| Affiliation: | aFaculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok bEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla cFaculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen dNational Health Examination Survey Office, Health System Research Institute, Nonthaburi eCollege of Public Health Sciences fFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok gResearch Institute for Health Sciences hFaculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE:: To determine the changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and their metabolic risk factors in Thai population between 2004 and 2009. METHODS:: The Thai National Health Examination Survey (NHES) in 2004 and 2009 data were used. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were performed. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension of Thai population aged at least 15 years were calculated. Analyses were weighted to the probability of sampling. RESULTS:: The prevalence of hypertension in 2004 and 2009 were relatively stable at approximately 21.0%. There was improvement in awareness of hypertension, from 18.2% for men and 33.0% for women in 2004 to 39.5 and 59.4% in 2009, respectively. The high blood pressure control rates improved from 4.8 to 14.4% for men and from 10.8 to 27.2% for women, respectively (all P?
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