Gender and hypertension management: a sub-analysis of the I-inSYST survey

Patricia Van Der Niepen; Dierik Verbeelen

Gender and hypertension management: a sub-analysis of the I-inSYST survey

Patricia Van Der Niepen, Dierik Verbeelen

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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in women. Aim. To evaluate blood pressure control, prevalence of concomitant cardiovascular risk factors, subclinical and clinical organ damage, and treatment according to gender. Methods. 11,562 patients (49% women) from the cross-sectional I-inSyst survey in primary care were included. Results. Blood pressure control in women (21.8%) and men (21.2%) was similar, despite a slightly older age (64.9 vs 63 years, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-76
Number of pages <span style="color:red"p> <font size="1.5"> ✽ </span> </font>	7
Journal	Blood Pressure
Volume	20
Issue number	APR
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

blood pressure control
guidelines
hypertension
gender
treatment

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