Open AccessBlood Pressure and Lipid Goal Attainment in the Hypertensive Population in the Primary Care Setting in Spain
Author(s) -
Barrios Vivencio,
Escobar Carlos,
Calderón Alberto,
Llisterri José L.,
Echarri Rocio,
Alegría Eduardo,
Muñiz Javier,
Matalí Arantxa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.06481.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , primary care , national cholesterol education program , population , primary prevention , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , environmental health , disease , obesity , family medicine
Although blood pressure (BP) control is crucial in hypertensive patients, clinical practice guidelines agree that the goal of treatment should be aimed at not only decreasing BP but reducing global cardiovascular risk. The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to evaluate BP, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C), and composite control rates in a hypertensive population in a primary care setting in Spain. Good BP control was defined as <140/90 mm Hg (<130/80 mm Hg for diabetics).LDL‐C control rate was established according to the third report of the National Cholestrol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel criteria. A total of 12,954 patients (49.9% women, aged 62.1±10.7 years) were included. BP was controlled in 24.8% of patients, LDL‐C in 26% of patients and, when combined, in only 8.6%. The rates of control were significantly worse in high‐risk subgroups, such as high‐coronary‐risk, diabetic, or metabolic syndrome patients. The BP and LDL‐C control rates in the hypertensive population attended to daily in primary care settings in Spain are low.