High Prevalence of Hypertension in a Danish Population Telemedical Home Measurement of Blood Pressure in Citizens Aged 55-64 Years in Holstebro County.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home blood pressure (HBP) is prognostically superior to office BP (OBP) and similar to ambulatory BP measurements. We determined the prevalence of hypertension using HBP with telemedical data transmission in the municipality of Holstebro, Denmark (57,000 citizens).

Methods

Using the Civil Registration System, we invited citizens aged 55-64 years to have their OBP and HBP measured using telemedical data transmission. Elevated OBP was defined as ≥140/90mm Hg. HBP was measured 3 times daily on 3 consecutive days with 3 measurements on each occasion. HBP was the mean of all measurements on day 1 and 3, and hypertension was defined as ≥135/85mm Hg.

Results

We included 3,102 citizens who had performed at least 12 HBP measurements during day 2 and 3. Group 1: (n =

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann-Petersen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4886481 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature