Hypertension management in a Cape Peninsula coloured community. A retrospective medium-term assessment.
A retrospective study of the records of a large hypertension clinic at a primary care centre was carried out for the period 1975-1984. A total of 250 patients were selected from a systemic 1-in-2 sample. The objectives were to establish the degree of control, compare the use of a large arm blood pressure (BP) cuff with a standard one, and determine the prevalence of associated diseases and the cost of drug therapy. The mean systolic BP was 163.2 mmHg, with 45% of patients having a systolic BP below 160 mmHg. The mean diastolic BP was 101.2 mmHg with 13% of patients having a diastolic BP below 95 mmHg. The majority of patients were overweight and the large BP cuff was found to be useful.
Smith
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Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044383:Black People; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents