title: A descriptive analysis of hypertension and affiliated therapies in a military retiree population (ages 40-85 years) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
abstract: Because current methods of tracking hypertension are time-consuming and expensive, the prevalence of hypertension in retired military populations is often unknown. Tracking military retiree hypertension is important because it can help to conserve scarce resources and save lives by preventing strokes and other diseases. Intended as a case study, an alternative method of tracking hypertension using pharmacy records and ambulatory data system records to confirm diagnosis of hypertension was used to determine the prevalence of hypertension in a retired military population (ages 40-85 years). The results indicated that matching pharmacy data with ICD9 401 diagnosis data and medical records is a more efficient method of tracking hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: R Martin
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D014728:Veterans
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents