May Measurement Month 2017-2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Dominican Republic.

ABSTRACT: Arterial hypertension is the main risk factor that contributes to cardiovascular disease and represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global screening campaign with the aim of improving awareness of hypertension at the individual and population level, an initiative that has been supported in the Dominican Republic (DR) since 2017. Adults (≥18 years) were recruited by sampling in different places in the DR, three blood pressure (BP) readings were performed per participant, and data on risk factors and comorbidities were collected. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg (mean of second and third readings), and/or taking antihypertensive medication. Multiple imputation was used to estimate participant

SUBMITTER: Valdez-Tiburcio O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547510 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature