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May Measurement Month 2018 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the UK and the Republic of Ireland

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McDonnell, Barry J., Beaney, Thomas, Al Shezawi, Mahfoudha, Cockcroft, John R., Barciela, Carolina, Tay, Tricia, Keitley, James, Brady, Adrian J. B., Padmanabhan, Sandosh, McCallum, Linsay, Dolan, Eamon, O'Brien, Eoin, Tomaszewski, Maciej, Schutte, Aletta E., Poulter, Neil R. and Cappuccio, Francesco (2020) May Measurement Month 2018 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. European Heart Journal , 22 (Supplement_H). H132-H134. doi:10.1093.eurheartj/suaa047 ISSN 1522-9645.

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Abstract

Raised blood pressure (BP) was the biggest contributor to the global burden of disease in 2017, with lack of awareness and adequate control of BP identified as the main drivers of this disease burden. In 2017, an opportunistic BP screening and awareness campaign called May Measurement Month (MMM) in the UK and Republic of Ireland (RoI) highlighted that levels of undiagnosed hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension in the community screened were approximately 23% and 40%, respectively. MMM18 was undertaken to further the campaign’s efforts to increase awareness and create an evidence base of population risk associated with high BP. MMM18 BP screenings were conducted in the community at places of worship, supermarkets, GP surgeries, workplaces, community pharmacies, gyms, and various other public places. A total of 5000 volunteers, aged 47.3 (617.2) years, 60% female were screened. Of all 5000 individuals screened, 1716 (34.3%) were hypertensive, of which only 51.3% were aware of their condition, 42.8% on antihypertensive treatment, and only 51.5% of those on medication controlled to target BP of <140/90mmHg. Furthermore, obese, overweight,
and underweight participants all had significantly higher BP values compared to individuals with a healthy body mass index (BMI). The 2018 MMM campaign in the UK and the RoI confirmed approximately one in three adults were hypertensive, with more than half having uncontrolled BP. In addition, these findings show that people with low
BMI are at risk of having high BP. Finally, with only one in two people aware of their high BP, awareness remains a significant public health concern.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive 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): Blood pressure, Hypertension
Journal or Publication Title: European Heart Journal
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1522-9645
Official Date: August 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2020Published
31 July 2020Accepted
Volume: 22
Number: Supplement_H
Page Range: H132-H134
DOI: 10.1093.eurheartj/suaa047
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 29 September 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 30 September 2020
Contributors:
ContributionNameContributor ID
Research GroupInternational Society of Hypertension and British, UNSPECIFIED
Research GroupBritish and Irish Hypertension Society, UNSPECIFIED

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