Cardiovascular disease risk and comparison of different strategies for blood pressure management in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-optimal blood pressure (BP) levels are a major cause of disease burden globally. We describe current BP and treatment patterns in rural India and compare different approaches to BP lowering in this setting.

Methods

All individuals aged ≥40 years from 54 villages in a South Indian district were invited and 62,194 individuals (84%) participated in a cross-sectional study. Individual 10-year absolute cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was estimated using WHO/ISH charts. Using known effects of treatment, proportions of events that would be averted under different paradigms of BP lowering therapy were estimated.

Results

After imputation of pre-treatment BP levels for participants on existing treatment, 76·9% (95% confidence interval, 75.7-78.0%), 5·3% (4.9-5.

SUBMITTER: Praveen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238360 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature