May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Mauritius
| العنوان: | May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Mauritius |
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| المؤلفون: | Thomas Beaney, Xin Xia, Neil R Poulter, Jaysing Heecharan, Sudhirsen Kowlessur, Bhoosun Ori |
| المصدر: | European Heart Journal Supplements. 23:B101-B103 |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Blood pressure, business.industry, Internal medicine, medicine, Cardiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business |
| الوصف: | Hypertension is a growing burden worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.13 billion people worldwide suffer from hypertension. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP) and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. We provide the results of the 2019 MMM (MMM19) edition in Mauritius. This cross-sectional survey of participants aged ≥ 18 years was carried out in May 2019. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP of at least 140 mmHg or diastolic BP of at least 90 mmHg or in those on antihypertensive medication. Blood pressure measurement and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. Screening was conducted by the Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion Unit, which is under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, mainly in workplaces and community centres, in both rural and urban areas across Mauritius. Of the 8262 individuals screened, after multiple imputations, 950 (14%) had untreated hypertension. May Measurement Month 2019 was the largest BP screening campaign undertaken in Mauritius. These results suggest that MMM19 is useful in the identification of potential patients with raised BP. |
| تدمد: | 1554-2815 1520-765X |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::4b79c4a1ec0dfc68c2c1c934cfb7b11eTest https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab051Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........4b79c4a1ec0dfc68c2c1c934cfb7b11e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15542815 1520765X |
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