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World Hypertension Day 2021 in Italy: Results of a Nationwide Survey

  • Authors: Del Pinto, Rita; Grassi, Guido; Muiesan, Maria Lorenza; Borghi, Claudio; Carugo, Stefano; Cicero, Arrigo F G; Di Meo, Luciano; Iaccarino, Guido; Minuz, Pietro; Mulatero, Paolo; Mule', Giuseppe; Parati, Gianfranco; Pucci, Giacomo; Salvetti, Massimo; Sarzani, Riccardo; Savoia, Carmine; Sechi, Leonardo; Tocci, Giuliano; Volpe, Massimo; Vulpis, Vito; Ferri, Claudio
  • Publication year: 2022
  • Type: Articolo in rivista
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/583233

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is the biggest contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular diseases and related death, but the rates of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control remain largely perfectible. Methods: During the XVII World Hypertension Day (May 17th, 2021), a nationwide cross-sectional opportunistic study endorsed by the Italian Society of Hypertension was conducted on volunteer adults ≥ 18 years to raise awareness of high blood pressure (BP). A questionnaire on major demographic/clinical features (sex, age, employment, education, BP status awareness, hypertension family/personal history, antihypertensive medications use) and BP measurement habits (≥1 BP measurement in the previous month/week) was administered. Due to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, BP was measured with standard procedures in a subset of participants (24.4%). Results: A total of 1354 participants (mean age 56.3 Â± 15.3 years; 57.3% women; mean BP: 131.2 Â± 17.5/81.6 Â± 10.5 mmHg; 42.3% self-declared hypertensive; 41.4% on antihypertensive medications) were enrolled; 73.6% declared being aware of their BP status. Among treated individuals with measured BP, 26.9% showed BP levels within the predefined therapeutic goals. Interestingly, BP status awareness rates were the highest among individuals with uncontrolled hypertension (85.1%) and the lowest among those with normal measured BP (54.4%). Conclusions: This survey provides an updated insight into hypertension awareness and control in a setting of daily clinical practice, emphasizing the centricity of patients in the therapeutic alliance for a successful reduction of cardiovascular risk.