Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in the Thai population, 2004 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Under Thailand's universal health coverage every citizen has access to primary care including free hypertension treatment. This study describes temporal trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in Thailand.

Methods

Data were analyzed from four survey cycles of Thailand's National Health Examination Survey (NHES), between 2004 and 2019-2020. The NHES is a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey conducted every five years using a multistage probability sample. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure > = 140 or diastolic blood pressure > = 90 mmHg or currently taking antihypertensive medicines; blood pressure control was defined as < 140/90 mmHg for patients without diabetes and < 130/80 mmHg for those with diabetes.

SUBMITTER: Aekplakorn W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature