title: Trends in Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Blood Pressure Recorded From 2004 to 2014 During World Hypertension Day in Italy.
abstract: Estimates of blood pressure (BP) control in real life are not systematically collected in Italy. We evaluated trends in systolic/diastolic BP levels, as well as prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates of hypertension among adult individuals visiting open checkpoints during the 2004 to 2014 annual editions of World Hypertension Day. Hypertension was defined as BP level ≥140/90 mm Hg or use of antihypertensive medication, whereas BP control was defined as BP level <140/90 mm Hg. We included 10,051 individuals (53.2% female, age 56.2±16.8 years, body mass index 25.7±7.6 kg/m(2) , systolic/diastolic BP 131.9±18.6/79.1±10.5 mm Hg). Hypertension prevalence and treatment were substantially unchanged, whereas awareness appears to increase over time. Controlled hypertension in diagnosed treated patients increased from 50.0% in 2004-2010 to 55.5% in 2011-2012 towards 57.6% in 2013-2014. This analysis provides real-life snapshots of hypertension over the years in the occasion of World Hypertension Day, showing increased awareness and improved control rates among treated hypertensive patients attending open checkpoints during 2004 to 2014 in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.|IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tocci
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Muiesan
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.|Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parati
authors.affiliation: Clinica Medica Generale, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Azienda Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agabiti Rosei
authors.affiliation: Department MeSVA, Division of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Agostino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virdis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova and IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pontremoli
authors.affiliation: Istituto Auxologico Italiano and Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, University of Milano Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancia
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.|IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents