Prevalence and therapeutic control of hypertension in 30,000 subjects in the workplace.

摘要: -To assess blood pressure (BP) control in a French working population through the use of careful assessment BP based on 2 different visits 1 month, 17 359 men and 12 267 women were evaluated from January 1997 to April 1998. The initial phase was cross-sectional analysis cohort study designed incidence arterial hypertension population. Information collected by work-site physician during annual examination. measured with validated automatic device. Among subjects >/= mm Hg, patients not treated antihypertensive drugs invited have an additional measurement taken month later. prevalence (BP Hg) 16.2% 9.4% women. When diagnosis visits, its 41% lower 36% compared that single visit. Accordingly, awareness 49% higher 40% Overall, 12.5% hypertensive 33.2% taking medication had their levels lowered /= Hg those observed In this large population, estimates therapeutic depend heavily number measurements. Despite these methodological precautions, insufficient treatment remain major public health problems.