title: [Blood pressure screening in the present health service].
abstract: By means of an interview investigation of a representative random sample of the adult Danish population of 16 years and more and comprising a total of 4,753 persons, blood pressure screening in the present Danish health service is illustrated. 6.7% stated that their blood pressure had never been measured. 48.3% had had blood pressure measurements within the past year and 71.4% had had blood pressure measurements within the past three years. The proportion of blood pressure measurements was significantly more frequent in men than in women and was greatest in the age group 16-24 years. 6.5% of those who stated that they had raised blood pressure had not had blood pressure measurements within the past year and this proportion was greatest among patients who did not receive medicinal treatment than those receiving medicinal treatment for raised blood pressure. Fewer risk factors for raised blood pressure were found among persons without blood pressure measurements than among others. 3.7% of those who had been in contact with their general practitioner within the past three months had never had their blood pressures measured. A number of suggestions are made to improve tracing of persons with raised blood pressures in the primary health service.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bredkjaer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sjøl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Blodtryksscreening i det eksisterende sundhedsvaesen.