| Title: |
Blood pressure screening results from May Measurement Month 2019 in Vietnam |
| Authors: |
Minh, HV; Poulter, NR; Viet, NL; Sinh, CT; Hung, PN; Ngoc, NTM; Hung, NV; Son, TK; Dong, NT; Thang, DC; Thuan, ND; Tuan, TA; Beaney, T; Partington, G; Tien, HA |
| Source: |
B157 ; B154 |
| Publisher Information: |
European Society of Cardiology |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
Imperial College London: Spiral |
| Subject Terms: |
Blood pressure; Hypertension; MMM 2019; Vietnam; 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology; Cardiovascular System & Hematology |
| Subject Geographic: |
England |
| Description: |
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative to raise awareness of high BP and act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. We aimed to screen for hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in people aged ≥18 years in the community, thereby defining the proportion of subjects with elevated BP and assess the awareness and the effectiveness of its treatment. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years was carried out in May 2019. Blood pressure measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. From May 2019 to June 2019, through 10 cities/provinces in Vietnam, 25 887 individuals with mean age 48.7 (SD ±17.7) years were screened. After multiple imputations, 8758 (33.8%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 3025 (15.0%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving antihypertensive medication, 2800 (48.8%) had uncontrolled BP. Raised BP [systolic BP (SBP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90 mmHg] was also associated with additional risk factors including smoking, alcohol intake, previous hypertension in pregnancy, and obesity. May Measurement Month 2019 was the most extensive BP screening campaign ever undertaken in Vietnam. Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension in Vietnam remains a substantial health problem. Local campaigns applying standardized methods such as MMM 2019 will be beneficial to screen for the significant number of individuals with raised BP and increase the awareness of hypertension. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
European Heart Journal Supplements; http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90582 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/eurheartj/suab035 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90582; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab035 |
| Rights: |
© The Author(s) 2021.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in anymedium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.349C0DC8 |
| Database: |
BASE |