Treatment and control of hypertension in Turkish population: a survey on high blood pressure in primary care (the TURKSAHA study)

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dc.contributor.authorAbaci, A
dc.contributor.authorOguz, A
dc.contributor.authorKozan, O
dc.contributor.authorToprak, N
dc.contributor.authorSenocak, H
dc.contributor.authorDeger, N
dc.contributor.authorSahin, M
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:24:04Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:24:04Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough the management and the control rates of hypertension are generally low throughout the world, there are substantial differences between the countries. The aim of this study was to determine the control rate of blood pressure and the characteristics of the patients who have been admitted to primary care units in Turkey. Our study included 16 270 patients aged above 18 years who were diagnosed as hypertensive in representative nationwide sample of 1000 primary care units in Turkey. The mean age of the patients was 60 +/- 11 years (60.1% women). Of 16270 patients, 15187 (93.3%) were on an antihypertensive treatment, whereas 1083 (6.7%) were receiving no treatment. The patients who were women, diabetic, smoker, obese, and those who had a concomitant cardiovascular disease (CVD) had a higher rate of antihypertensive treatment. Of 15187 treated patients, 4912 (30.2%) had a controlled systolic blood pressure, 7063 (43.4%) a controlled diastolic blood pressure, and in 3931 (24.2%), both were under control. A logistic regression analysis demonstrated that age (OR 1.33), diabetes (OR 4.96), body mass index (OR 1.41) and the presence of a CVD (OR 1.19) were predictors for blood pressure being under control. The blood pressure control rates ranged between 16.6 and 30.5% among seven geographical regions. In the primary care units in Turkey, the blood pressure control rate is consistently low in treated hypertensive patients. In addition, there are differences between the geographical regions in both the proportion of those receiving medications and the blood pressure control rates.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/sj.jhh.1001995
dc.identifier.endpage361en_US
dc.identifier.issn0950-9240
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid16511506
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33646053505
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage355en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001995
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/16449
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000236957500008
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Human Hypertension
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPrimaryen_US
dc.subjectCareen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleTreatment and control of hypertension in Turkish population: a survey on high blood pressure in primary care (the TURKSAHA study)en_US
dc.titleTreatment and control of hypertension in Turkish population: a survey on high blood pressure in primary care (the TURKSAHA study)
dc.typeArticleen_US

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