(Hypertension. 2001;38:827.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.
Scientific Contributions |
Improved Hypertension Management and Control
Results From the Health Survey for England 1998
From the Royal Free and University College Medical School (P.P., M.B.), London, UK; and Imperial College School of Medicine (N.R.P.), London, UK.
Correspondence to Dr Paola Primatesta, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Gower St Campus, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, UK WC1E 6BT. E-mail paolap{at}public-health.ucl.ac.uk
Abstract—— A survey in 1994 showed that among the 20% of the adult English population who were identified as hypertensive, 
30% had their blood pressures controlled to <160 mm Hg systolic and <95 mm Hg diastolic. The 1998 Health Survey for England data update the 1994 findings in light of new thresholds and targets for treatment outlined in recent national and international guidelines. This cross-sectional survey is analyzed to describe the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in a random, nationally representative sample of 11 529 English adults (
16 years) living in noninstitutional households in 1998 and to compare these rates with those from 1994. In 1998, 20% and 37% of adults were hypertensive according to the old (systolic 160 mm Hg or diastolic 95 mm Hg) and new (systolic 140 mm Hg or diastolic 90 mm Hg) definitions, respectively. Corresponding values in 1994 were 20% and 38%. Treatment and control rates among hypertensive adults (new definition) improved from 26% to 32% and from 6% to 9%, respectively, although 60% of those on treatment received only 1 antihypertensive drug in both years. Among persons with controlled hypertension, 59% reported having received nonpharmacological advice from their physicians in 1998 compared with 30% in 1994. Rates of hypertension treatment and control have increased significantly (P=0.05 and P<0.01, respectively) since 1994 but remain low by international standards. The 1998 data suggest that improved detection, greater use of nonpharmacological measures, and increased use of >1 antihypertensive agent per patient would produce greater success in achieving target levels. This could lead to major reductions in fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events.
Key Words: population • hypertension, detection and control • antihypertensive therapy
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