| Status and management of hypertension in Greece: role of the adoption of a Mediterranean diet: the Attica study. | |
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PMID: 12872041 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, in a random sample of adults free of cardiovascular disease, in Greece. A secondary goal was to evaluate the association between hypertension status and adoption of the Mediterranean diet. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS: On the basis of multistage sampling, 1,128 men and 1,154 women older than 18 years were enrolled. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The survey included a detailed interview and, among other clinical measurements, status and management of blood pressure were recorded. Adoption of the Mediterranean diet was assessed through a special questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 38.2% in men and 23.9% in women (P < 0.05). The majority of men (65%) and women (40%) were untreated, and of those who were treated, only 109 of 319 (34%) had their blood pressure adequately controlled. Thus only 15% of the hypertensive population had their blood pressure well controlled. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that consumption of a Mediterranean diet was associated with a 26% (odds ratio = 0.74, P = 0.008) lower risk of being hypertensive, and with a 36% (odds ratio = 1.36, P = 0.021) greater probability of having the blood pressure controlled. CONCLUSIONS: A considerable proportion of the general population remain unaware of having hypertension or do not have their blood pressure well controlled. However, consumption of a Mediterranean type of diet seems to reduce rates of hypertension in the population, and may contribute to the control of hypertension at the population level. |
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Authors:
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Demosthenes B Panagiotakos; Christos H Pitsavos; Christina Chrysohoou; John Skoumas; Lambros Papadimitriou; Christodoulos Stefanadis; Pavlos K Toutouzas |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of hypertension Volume: 21 ISSN: 0263-6352 ISO Abbreviation: J. Hypertens. Publication Date: 2003 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-21 Completed Date: 2004-04-12 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8306882 Medline TA: J Hypertens Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1483-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece. d.b.panagiotakos@usa.net |
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Adult Blood Pressure Cross-Sectional Studies Diet, Mediterranean* Female Greece / epidemiology Humans Hypertension / diet therapy*, epidemiology* Male Middle Aged Nutrition Surveys Prevalence Rural Population / statistics & numerical data Urban Population / statistics & numerical data |
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