title: Hypertension in the Jerusalem 70 year olds study population: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control.
abstract: As part of the Jerusalem 70 year olds study, we evaluated the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension (blood pressure > or = 160 mm Hg systolic and/or > or = 95 mm Hg diastolic, or current treatment with prescribed antihypertensive medications). The study cohort consisted of 448 participants, 224 of whom had hypertension. Relative to other populations, awareness was high (87%). Although the treatment rate was also relatively high (86%), the control rate was only 43%. Untreated isolated systolic hypertension was uncommon (5%), as was orthostatic hypotension (6.9%). Thus, despite a remarkable degree of awareness and treatment rate of hypertension, control levels were disappointingly low. This finding, if confirmed, requires further elucidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bursztyn
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shpilberg
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stessman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents