title: Blood pressure screening, management and control in England: results from the health survey for England 1994.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the current levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in England and to determine the number and type of drugs prescribed.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional household-based survey of English adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random sample from the adult English population of 12,116 adults who participated in the 1994 Health Survey for England.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prevalences of treatment hypertension, awareness and control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using a definition of hypertension as a systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 mmHg, or a patient's being administered antihypertensive treatment, the prevalence of awareness of hypertension was 63%. Among hypertensives, 50% were receiving treatment and 30% had their hypertension controlled (< 160 mmHg/95 mmHg). Awareness, treatment and control rates are considerably lower than the most recently reported rates from the USA. Diuretics and beta-blockers remain the most common antihypertensive agents used in England.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is considerable scope for improving the treatment and control of hypertension in the English adult population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School, UK. helen@public-health.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Colhoun
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Poulter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents