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Correlates of hypertension control in a primary care setting

Author(s) -

T MAJERNICK,

Christopher Zacker,

Nancy Madden,

Daniel Belletti,

Steve Arcona

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.05.016

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , blood pressure , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , odds , framingham heart study , clinical endpoint , framingham risk score , clinical trial , endocrinology , disease

Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated reduction in cardiovascular events as a result of lowering blood pressure (BP). Despite these findings, BP control rates, especially in primary care settings, remain suboptimal. This study describes hypertension control and its predictors, using data from a sample of 631 adult patients drawn from an established primary care practice.

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