Impacts of undetected and inadequately treated hypertension on incident stroke in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

China carries the greatest burden of stroke given its largest volume of people with hypertension. This study assessed the impacts of suboptimal controls of hypertension on incident stroke and projected the number of patients with stroke saved after the control of blood pressure improved in population.

Setting

Anhui, China.

Participants

We examined data from the Anhui cohort of 2001-2011, consisting of 3336 participants aged ≥60 years who were randomly recruited from the urban and rural Anhui. 2852 participants (89.2%) had hypertensive status measured and no stroke at baseline, and were followed up until 2011 in three surveys using a standard method of interview.

Results

At baseline, 1646 participants (57.7%) were identified to have hypertension, amon

SUBMITTER: Han TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640060 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature