Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Hypertension: a Community-Based Study |
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| Authors: | Lexin Wang Tiemin Wei |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australialwang@csu.edu.au;3. Department of Cardiology, Lishui City Central Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The objective of own study was to investigate the quality of hypertension management in a rural Chinese population. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 922 hypertensive patients in a regional community in southern China. The average systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 167.8 ± 22.5 mmHg and 94.3 ± 14.2 mmHg respectively. A total of 823 patients (89.3%) patients had a SBP of greater than or equal to 140 mmHg, and 596 (64.6%) had a DBP of greater than or equal to 90 mmHg. Fully 568 patients (69.7%) were treated with one or two antihypertensive drugs, mostly with calcium channel blockers. In patients treated with antihypertensive drugs, the average SBP and DBP were 170.3 ± 23.1 mmHg and 96.2 ± 14.8 mmHg, respectively. Blood pressure was poorly controlled in these hypertensive patients. Further studies are required to identify the barriers to the effective management of uncontrolled hypertension in a rural setting. |
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| Keywords: | antihypertensive drugs blood pressure hypertension |
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