Lack of a bridge between screening and medical management for hypertension: health screening cohort in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient journeys for hypertensive individuals after detection at screening have not been well examined in a general population. Thus, we aimed to assess the medical treatment status and subsequent longitudinal changes in blood pressure in a middle-aged Japanese population.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study using a nationwide Japanese health screening cohort, from April 2014 to March 2019. Among health screening participants aged 40-74 years who had not previously received treatment for hypertension, hypertensive patients were newly identified based on screening results, and their medical treatment status for hypertension during the year following their initial screening was assessed. The main outcomes were longitudinal changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) an

SUBMITTER: Fukuma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7499996 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature