Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study
East European countries have reported high prevalence of Arterial Hypertension (AHT). In order to investigate the data for Romania, we firstly performed a national survey—the Study for the Evaluation of Prevalence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Population in Romania (SEPHAR). A rep...
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| description | East European countries have reported high prevalence of Arterial Hypertension (AHT). In order to investigate the data for Romania, we firstly performed a national survey—the Study for the Evaluation of Prevalence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Population in Romania (SEPHAR). A representative population was selected using stratified proportional sampling, including 2017 adult subjects, ≥18 years old. The general prevalence of AHT was 44,92%, higher in men (50,17%) than in women (41,11%) (P<.0001) and predominant in rural areas (49,47%) in comparison to the urban ones (41,58%) (P<.02). AHT awareness attended 44,26%, rising with age, significantly lower in men (34,58%) than in women (52,8%) (P<.0006). We have found a 38,85% proportion of treated hypertensive persons, worse for men (30,11%) then for women (46,56%) (P<.003). The rate of AHT control was 19,88%, with no significant differences between gender. In conclusion, we estimated for Romania a high prevalence of AHT, a level of awareness and treatment lower than in many European countries and a rate of treatment control at the inferior limit of the European average. Males, characterized by a higher prevalence of AHT, were also less aware and less treated than women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ee289ae8bae471392b9ff17ecad6ff82025-02-03T01:11:29ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hypertension2090-03922010-01-01201010.4061/2010/970694970694Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR StudyM. Dorobantu0R. O. Darabont1E. Badila2S. Ghiorghe3Department of Cardiology, Emergency Hospital Floreasca, 8 Calea Floreasca, 014461 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, University Emergency Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, Emergency Hospital Floreasca, 8 Calea Floreasca, 014461 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, Emergency Hospital Floreasca, 8 Calea Floreasca, 014461 Bucharest, RomaniaEast European countries have reported high prevalence of Arterial Hypertension (AHT). In order to investigate the data for Romania, we firstly performed a national survey—the Study for the Evaluation of Prevalence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Population in Romania (SEPHAR). A representative population was selected using stratified proportional sampling, including 2017 adult subjects, ≥18 years old. The general prevalence of AHT was 44,92%, higher in men (50,17%) than in women (41,11%) (P<.0001) and predominant in rural areas (49,47%) in comparison to the urban ones (41,58%) (P<.02). AHT awareness attended 44,26%, rising with age, significantly lower in men (34,58%) than in women (52,8%) (P<.0006). We have found a 38,85% proportion of treated hypertensive persons, worse for men (30,11%) then for women (46,56%) (P<.003). The rate of AHT control was 19,88%, with no significant differences between gender. In conclusion, we estimated for Romania a high prevalence of AHT, a level of awareness and treatment lower than in many European countries and a rate of treatment control at the inferior limit of the European average. Males, characterized by a higher prevalence of AHT, were also less aware and less treated than women.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/970694 |
| spellingShingle | M. Dorobantu R. O. Darabont E. Badila S. Ghiorghe Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study International Journal of Hypertension |
| title | Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study |
| title_full | Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study |
| title_short | Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study |
| title_sort | prevalence awareness treatment and control of hypertension in romania results of the sephar study |
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