Impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline on the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis of 10 799 individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effect of the 2017 American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guideline on the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension and the initiation of antihypertensive treatment, as well as the level of adherence to the BP target in the Saudi population.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Participants

A total of 10 799 adults (≥18 years old), with three BP readings during 2017-2020 from the Saudi Biobank was used.

Primary outcome

Hypertension was defined using three sources: the Joint National Committee 7 Blood Pressure Guideline (JNC-7) guideline (systolic BP (SBP)≥140 or diastolic BP (DBP)≥90 mm Hg), the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline (SBP≥130 or DBP≥80 mm Hg) and a self-reported hypertensi

SUBMITTER: Alyabsi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780512 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature