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May Measurement Month 2017 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland - Europe

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McDonnell, Barry J., Keitley, James, Beaney, Thomas, Tay, Tricia, Brady, Adrian J. B., Padmanabhan, Sandosh, Cockcroft, John R., Dolan, Eamon, Heagerty, Anthony, Greenstein, Adam, Tomaszewski, Maciej, Schutte, Alta E., Poulter, Neil R. and Cappuccio, Francesco (2019) May Measurement Month 2017 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland - Europe. European Heart Journal, 21 (Supplement D). D121-D123. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/suz072 ISSN 1522-9645.

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Abstract

Elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and acting as a stimulus to improving screening programmes worldwide. In the United Kingdom (UK) nearly 1 in 5 people, and in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) 3 out of 10, have hypertension, of which a large proportion remains undiagnosed. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years was carried out in May 2017. Blood pressure measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed a standardized protocol. Screenings sites in hospitals, universities, shopping centres, workplaces, sports clubs, community centres, GP practices, and pharmacies were set up across the UK and RoI as part of this initiative. Seven thousand seven hundred and fourteen individuals were screened during MMM17. After multiple imputation, 3099 (40.3%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 1406 (23.4%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving antihypertensive medication, 682 (40.5%) had uncontrolled BP. MMM17 was the largest BP screening campaign ever undertaken in the UK and RoI. These data prove for the first time that a relatively inexpensive, volunteer based, convenience sampling of screening BP in the community identified two out of five individuals as hypertensive, with one in four not receiving treatment. Of major concern is that these data demonstrate that of those individuals receiving treatment, two out of five still did not have controlled BP.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Hypertension -- Diagnosis, Medical screening
Journal or Publication Title: European Heart Journal
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1522-9645
Official Date: April 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
April 2019Published
24 April 2019Available
12 February 2019Accepted
Volume: 21
Number: Supplement D
Page Range: D121-D123
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suz072
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 29 April 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 30 April 2019
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDEuropean Society Of Cardiologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000860

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