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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, No. 7, Year 2018
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Background: Increased blood pressure is the biggest contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. Data suggest that less than half of the population with hypertension is aware of it. May Measurement Month was initiated to raise awareness of the importance of blood pressure and as a pragmatic interim solution to the shortfall in screening programmes. Methods: This cross-sectional survey included volunteer adults (≥18 years) who ideally had not had their blood pressures measured in the past year. Each participant had their blood pressure measured three times and received a a questionnaire about demographic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. The primary objective was to raise awareness of blood pressure, measured by number of countries involved, number of people screened, and number of people who have untreated or inadequately treated hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or both, or on the basis of receiving antihypertensive medication). Multiple imputation was used to estimate the mean of the second and third blood pressure readings if these were not recorded. Measures of association were analysed using linear mixed models. Findings: Data were collected from 1 201 570 individuals in 80 countries. After imputation, of the 1 128 635 individuals for whom a mean of the second and third readings was available, 393 924 (34·9%) individuals had hypertension. 153 905 (17·3%) of 888 616 individuals who were not receiving antihypertensive treatment were hypertensive, and 105 456 (46·3%) of the 227 721 individuals receiving treatment did not have controlled blood pressure. Significant differences in adjusted blood pressures and hypertension prevalence were apparent between regions. Adjusted blood pressure was higher in association with antihypertensive medication, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Blood pressure was higher when measured on the right arm than on the left arm, and blood pressure was highest on Saturdays. Interpretation: Inexpensive global screening of blood pressure is achievable using volunteers and convenience sampling. Pending the set-up of systematic surveillance systems worldwide, MMM will be repeated annually to raise awareness of blood pressure. Funding: International Society of Hypertension, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Servier Pharmaceutical Co. © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license
Authors & Co-Authors
Beaney, Thomas
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Schutte, Aletta E.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Tomaszewski, Maciej
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Ariti, Cono A.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Burrell, Louise M.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Castillo, Rafael R.
Philippines, Manila
Manila Doctors Hospital
Charchar, Fadi J.
Australia, Ballarat
Federation University Australia
Damasceno, A. Antonio Moura
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Kruger, Ruan
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Lackland, Daniel T.
United States, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Nilsson, Peter M.
Sweden, Lund
Skånes Universitetssjukhus
Prabhakaran, Dorairaj
India, New Delhi
Public Health Foundation of India
Ramírez, Agustín José
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Fundacion Favaloro
Schlaich, Markus Peter
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Wang, Jiguang
China, Shanghai
Ruijin Hospital
Weber, Michael A.
United States, Albany
State University of new York System
Poulter, Neil R.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Napiza-Granada, Carmela
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Sevilla, Ma Rc
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Atilano, Alberto A.
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Ona, Deborah Ignacia D.
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More, Arun
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Jose, Arun Pulikkottil
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Maheshwari, Anuj
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Kondal, Dimple
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Yu, Wei
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Li, Wenzhen
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Xu, Shaokun
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Yu, Jing
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Zhang, Hua
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Widyantoro, Bambang
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Turana, Yuda
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Situmorang, Tunggul D.
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Sofiatin, Yulia
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Lin, Hung Ju
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Sánchez, Gregorio T.
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Narváez, Claudia
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Ojji, Dike Brevis
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Statistics
Citations: 239
Authors: 144
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30259-6
ISSN:
2214109X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative