| Title: |
#6749 PREVALENCE, AWARENESS, TREATMENT, AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE IRISH LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGEING |
| Authors: |
Alamin, Mohammed; Miri, Hamidi; Byrne, Mary; Gilligan, Robert; Browne, Leonard; Sexton, Donal; Stack, Austin |
| Source: |
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ; volume 38, issue Supplement_1 ; ISSN 0931-0509 1460-2385 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Description: |
Background and Aims Hypertension is a well-known modifiable risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) yet effective management remains a challenge. Data on hypertension awareness, treatment and control among CKD patients in Ireland is limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, extent of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among older adults with CKD in the Irish population. Method We utilised cross sectional data from the first wave of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) conducted between 2009 and 2011. Participants aged 50 years or more with complete measurements on serum creatinine and blood pressure (BP) were included (n = 5, 356). CKD was defined as eGFR |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/ndt/gfad063c_6749 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfad063c_6749; https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article-pdf/38/Supplement_1/gfad063c_6749/50677137/gfad063c_6749.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F83992D3 |
| Database: |
BASE |