| Hypertension treatment and control among 28 physician practices across the United States: results of the Hypertension: Assessment of Treatment to Target (HATT) Study. | |
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PMID: 20695937 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Chart reviews were conducted at 28 US physician practices to evaluate blood pressure (BP) management. The cross-sectional study included 8250 adult patients diagnosed with hypertension. The primary outcome variable was BP control (BP <140/90 mm Hg for nondiabetic and <130/80 mm Hg for diabetic patients). Mean body mass index was 30.9 kg/m(2), 49% were obese, 54% were women, mean age was 64.9 years, and 25% had diabetes. Mean BP was 132.2/77.8 mm Hg, and 55.8% of study participants had controlled BP. Patients with uncontrolled BP were more likely to be obese or African American, and more than twice as likely to have diabetes. Almost 1 in 5 nondiabetic patients (18%), and 38% of diabetic patients, were above goal BP by >10 mm Hg systolic or >5 mm Hg diastolic; among these patients, 36% used 0 or 1 antihypertensive medication, and 32% used 2 medications. Opportunity exists to improve BP control in this population. |
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Authors:
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Daniel A Belletti; Christopher Zacker; Jenifer Wogen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Volume: 12 ISSN: 1751-7176 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-10 Completed Date: 2010-12-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888554 Medline TA: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 603-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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(c) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Evidence-Based Medicine, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA. |
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Age Factors Aged Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use* Blood Pressure / physiology* Continental Population Groups / ethnology Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Complications / complications, physiopathology Drug Therapy, Combination Female Humans Hypertension / drug therapy*, ethnology, physiopathology* Male Middle Aged Obesity / complications, physiopathology Physician's Practice Patterns* Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome United States |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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