Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension by Sociodemographic Factors Among the Dutch Elderly
Abstract —The study objective was to assess the prevalence, level of treatment, and control of hypertension in a general elderly population according to age and sociodemographic factors. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 7983 participants of the Rotterdam Study who were ≥55 years old and living in a district of Rotterdam. The prevalence of hypertension was based on blood pressure levels (≥160/95 mm Hg) and the use of blood pressure–lowering medication for the indication of hypertension, type of treatment, and control of hypertension. Systolic blood pressure rises with age, whereas dia... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2000 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Hypertension ; volume 35, issue 3, page 814-821 ; ISSN 0194-911X 1524-4563 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29016505 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.35.3.814 |