Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Selected LMIC Communities: Results From the NHLBI/UHG Network of Centers of Excellence for Chronic Diseases
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- 作者：Vilma E. Irazola&lowast ; ; virazola@iecs.org.ar" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Laura Gutierrez&lowast ; ; Gerald Bloomfield&dagger ; ; Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco&Dagger ; ; Prabhakaran Dorairaj§ ; ; ‖ ; Thomas Gaziano¶ ; ; # ; Naomi S. Levitt&lowast ; &lowast ; ; &dagger ; &dagger ; ; J. Jaime Miranda&Dagger ; ; &Dagger ; &Dagger ; ; Antonio Bernabe Ortiz&Dagger ; ; Krisela Steyn&lowast ; &lowast ; ; Yangfeng Wu§ ; § ; ; ‖‖ ; Denis Xavier¶ ; ¶ ; ; Lijing L. Yan§ ; § ; ; ## ; Jiang He&lowast ; &lowast ; &lowast ; ; Adolfo Rubinstein&lowast ;
- 刊名：Global Heart
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：11
- 期：1
- 页码：47-59
- 全文大小：491 K
文摘
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The prevalence of hypertension varies widely in different communities across selected low- and middle-income countries.
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Globally, awareness of hypertension varies between 33% and 69%.
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Although the proportion of individuals aware of their condition who receive treatment is greater than 70%, the overall hypertension control rate is still low.