title: [Prevalence, awareness and treatment situation of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of hypertension and the current status of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 4032 cardiovascular certified physicians were recruited from 386 medical centers in all 31 provinces and municipalities in mainland China between 1 June 2008 and 31 August 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians was 12.1%, and there were gender differences and age group differences among them. Among hypertensive patients, the percentage of awareness, treatment and well-controlled of hypertension were 80.0%, 75.7% and 42.4%, respectively. There were age group differences between awareness rate and treatment rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There exist a considerable prevalence of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians surveyed, and the prevention and control should be further strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Institute and Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jin-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Da-yi
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Li-jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence