May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Jamaica.
Blood pressure
Control
Hypertension
Jamaica
Screening
Treatment
Journal
European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology
ISSN: 1520-765X
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Suppl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100886647
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
entrez:
31
5
2021
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6
2021
medline:
1
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is evidence of an elevated risk of hypertension in populations that are primarily of African origin. Hypertension is predominantly asymptomatic, necessitating increased awareness. May Measurement Month was a descriptive, population-based, cross-sectional study of blood pressure (BP) screening and awareness campaign conducted in 2019 in a sample of 2550 participants (≥18 years) in Jamaica. In total, 1791 (70.2%) of the participants were female, 756 (29.6%) were male, with an average age of 49.3 years, and a body mass index (kg/m
Identifiants
pubmed: 34054366
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab036
pii: suab036
pmc: PMC8141955
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
B82-B85Informations de copyright
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. © The Author(s) 2021.
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