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Suboptimal Management Status of Younger Hypertensive Population in Korea
- Title
- Suboptimal Management Status of Younger Hypertensive Population in Korea
- Authors
- Lee, Hae Young; Oh, Gyu Chul; Sohn, Il Suk; Park, Sungha; Shin, Jinho; Pyun, Wook Bum; Cho, Myeong Chan
- Ewha Authors
- 편욱범
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 편욱범
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Journal Title
- KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL
- ISSN
- 1738-5520
1738-5555
- Citation
- KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 598 - 606
- Keywords
- Hypertension; Awareness; Therapeutics; Young adult
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC CARDIOLOGY
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Background and Objectives: Hypertension (HTN) is the most contributable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative to raise awareness of HTN and act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programs worldwide. Methods: An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of participants aged >= 18 was carried out in May 2019. Over 10,000 participants were recruited in the MMM 2019 Korea, with a slogan of "A simple measure to save lives - #checkyourpressure." Results: A total of 9,950 participants with valid clinical blood pressure (BP) data were used for analysis. All participants were Korean in ethnicity. The mean age was 57.2 +/- 21.2 years, 57.8% were females, and the mean body mass index was 23.4 +/- 3.3 kg/m(2). Among the enrolled population, 20.1% were less than 30 years old, and 5.0% were 30-39 years old. 37.0% of the participants reported a previous diagnosis of HTN, and 91.3% of those diagnosed were on antihypertensive medications. Notably, more than 20% of the participants had not measured their BP during the last 12 months, and the awareness rate in the young hypertensive participants (aged <40) was less than 10%. Among hypertensive participants, the treatment rate was 69.3%, and the control rate among those taking medications was 61.2%. Conclusion: MMM 2019 Korea campaign reported high BP control rates in individuals with HTN, reaching 60%. However, the awareness rate in young hypertensive participants was less than 10% along with suboptimal management status. The MMM 2019 Korea again raised the importance of regular BP measurement in the younger population.
- DOI
- 10.4070/kcj.2020.0542
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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