Severe hypertension in China: results from the China PEACE million persons project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with severe hypertension have high risk of target organ damage, yet few studies focus specifically on this population. We sought to assess the characteristics, prevalence, awareness, and treatment patterns of severe hypertension among middle-aged adults in China.

Methods

We enrolled 2 660 666 participants aged 35-75 years from 31 provinces between 2014 and 2018 in the cross-sectional China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Million Persons Project. Severe hypertension was defined as SBP of at least 160 mmHg or DBP of at least 100 mmHg. Awareness and treatment were defined as self-reported diagnosis of hypertension and current use of antihypertensive medication, respectively. Analyses were completed in 2019.

Results

Our sample

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature