Detection and follow-up of moderate and severe hypertensive subjects in the Australia community.
A national screening project has detected 989 subjects aged 30 to 69 years with untreated moderate or severe hypertension. The 1-2% incidence of this condition indicates a total of about 100,000 people in the Australian community potentially requiring therapy. The sample showed that half the subjects were previously unaware of a blood pressure problem. Those so detected showed a very high rate (90-7%) of acceptance of advice to see their own doctor. The local doctors confirmed the elevated pressure level in nearly two-thirds of the patients referred, and initiated treatment in a similar proportion.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents