title: [Prevalence, degree of control and treatment of hypertension in the adult population of Madrid, Spain].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypertension (HT) is a major modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of this study is to estimate the adult population of the Community of Madrid (30-74 years) prevalence of hypertension, knowledge, degree of control and drug treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied a random sample population in 2007 among residents of Madrid Community of between 30 and 74 years, obtained by cluster sampling. An epidemiological questionnaire was applied through telephone interview. Physical examination was conducted by a team of trained nurses in the health center. To assess control of hypertension by number of active ingredients odds were calculated through logistic regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final sample included 1,085 men and 1,183 women with a mean age of 48.3 years. The prevalence of hypertension was 29.3% (35.1% men and 23.9% in women (p<0.01). Of the 665 hypertensives identified 68.6% knew their condition (62.4 76.65% in males and females, p<0.05), of which 54% were in drug treatment (45.4% in men and 64.5% in women, p<0.05). Of the 265 treated hypertensive patients, blood pressure was controlled in 33% of males and 49% of women, p<0.05. Patients treated with two or more active improves your control (aOR: 1, 89).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data on prevalence, treatment and control are at the lower-intermediate between those reported in previous studies on Spanish and European populations. However, the HA is a public health problem in the CM. Many hypertensive patients are not detected. Of those detected, only 1 in 3 of men and 1 in 2 women are well controlled.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Epidemiología, Subdirección de Promoción de la Salud y Prevención, Dirección General de Atención Primaria, Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid, C/Julián Camarillo 4, Madrid, Spain. honorato.ortiz@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Honorato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ortiz Marrón
authors.forename: Ricardo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vaamonde Martín
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zorrilla Torrás
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arrieta Blanco
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casado López
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Medrano Albero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents