Blood Pressure in Spain

• DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.32.6.998
• Publication Date: 2012-06-12T00:53:46Z
• Authors: José R. Banegas; Fernando Rodrígu...; Juan José de la ...; Pilar Guallar-Cas...; Juan del Rey Calero
• Keywords: Pulse pressure; Prehypertension

Distribution of blood pressure (as per US Joint National Committee VI classification and staging criteria) plus awareness, treatment, control hypertension were studied in a representative Spanish population sample 2021 persons (age range, 35 to 64 years). Pressure was determined accordance with World Health Organization guidelines. A total 45.1% subjects hypertensive (>/=140/>/=90 mm Hg or undergoing drug therapy); 12% had isolated systolic hypertension, 8.7% diastolic hypertension. Pulse 48.7 Hg. Heart rate 81.4 bpm untreated hypertensives 78.9 normotensives (P<0.05). substantial proportion the community burden attributable stage 1 (28.3% subjects), most frequent category high-normal group (17% subjects). percentage breakdown showed that among hypertensives, 44.5% aware their condition; these, 71.9% therapy, those being treated, only 15.5% controlled (5% hypertensives). Not are these figures consistent fact Spain has higher cerebrovascular mortality than other countries such as United States, but they represent great potential for improvement, particularly groups registering relatively worse data (younger men, rural residents, unskilled professionals). decrease 4 average could reduce prevalence by 12.4% 15.4%.