Do we know more about hypertension in Poland after the May Measurement Month 2017? - Europe

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a worldwide burden, leading to over 10 million deaths yearly. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for BP screening. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2017. BP measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the globally approved MMM17 Study Protocol. In Poland 5834 (98.9%, Caucasian) individuals were screened. After multiple imputation, 2601 (35.3%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 976 (20.6%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 532 (49.1%) had uncontrolled BP. In the crude screened group, 81.4% declared to not receive any anti-hypertensive treatment, while the remaining 18.6% were on such medications. In overweight and obese patients both systolic and diastolic BP were significantly higher than in normal weight and underweight subjects. In addition, BP measured on Sundays was significantly lower than on Mondays. MMM17 was one of the largest recent BP screening campaigns in Poland. We found that over 1/3 of participants were hypertensive. Almost half of the treated subjects had uncontrolled BP. These results suggest that opportunistic screening can identify substantial numbers with raised BP.

Mastej, MirosławMastej Medical Center, Jasło (author)
Banach, MaciejMedical University of Lodz (author)
Tykarski, AndrzejPoznan University of Medical Sciences (author)
Narkiewicz, KrzysztofMedical University of Gdansk (author)
Hoffman, PiotrCardinal Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology (author)
Jankowski, PiotrJagiellonian University (author)
Nowicki, Michał P.Medical University of Lodz (author)
Tomasik, TomaszJagiellonian University (author)
Windak, AdamJagiellonian University (author)
Olszanecka, AgnieszkaJagiellonian University (author)
Motyl, AgnieszkaMedicover Szpital Warszawa (author)
Nowak, DariuszCzestochowa Hospital (author)
Skowron, ŁukaszMilitary Institute of Medicine (author)
Tomaszewski, MaciejUniversity of Manchester (author)
Beaney, ThomasImperial College London (author)
Xia, XinImperial College London (author)
Nillson, PeterLund University,Lunds universitet,Internmedicin - epidemiologi,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Internal Medicine - Epidemiology,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)medf-pni (author)
Poulter, Neil R.Imperial College London (author)
Jóźwiak, JacekUniversity of Opole (author)
Medical University of WarsawMastej Medical Center, Jasło (creator_code:org_t)

In:European Heart Journal, Supplement: Oxford University Press (OUP)21, s. 97-1001520-765X1554-2815

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