Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia

Background The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people above 30 years old have hypertension and only 8% reached target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg. Among treated patients, only 26% reached target BP. We aimed to evaluate...

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Main Authors:	Maskon, Oteh, S, Noorfaizan, SMS, Azarisman, SA, Azreen, I, Saiful Bahri, Abdullah, Aszrin, Omar , Ahmad Marzuki, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, CK, Ting, S , Sapari
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Published:	2009
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-52792011-11-22T07:54:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5279/ Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia Maskon, Oteh S, Noorfaizan SMS, Azarisman SA, Azreen I, Saiful Bahri Abdullah, Aszrin Omar , Ahmad Marzuki Ngow, Harris Abdullah CK, Ting S , Sapari RC Internal medicine Background The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people above 30 years old have hypertension and only 8% reached target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg. Among treated patients, only 26% reached target BP. We aimed to evaluate BP control among hypertensives attending Specialist institutions in Malaysia. Methods This prospective study aimed at determining BP control among hypertensive patients attending three specialist institutions in Malaysia located in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Kuantan and Kota Bharu( KB). 950 consecutive patients with known hypertension for at least 6 months were recruited between January 2007 and July 2008. Patients’ demography, BP, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and medications were obtained. Results A total of 950 patients were recruited. There were more males (n=548, 57.7%) compared to females (n=402, 42.3%). The mean age was 60.9 ± 10.8. The mean Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) was 138.8 ± 20.3 mm Hg and 79.6 ±11.4 mmHg respectively. 49.4% of all patients had BP controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) with mean SBP and DBP of 123.2 ± 9.4 mm Hg and 74.2 ± 8.3 mmHg respectively. Males had better SBP control compared to female (SBP 135.9 ± 18.7 vs 142.8 ± 21.7 mmHg, p < 0.001); DBP 77.1 ± 13.7 vs 78.0 + 12.1 mmHg, p = 0.58). Majority of patients were on 2 or 3 antihypertensives (67.6%). BP control among the three centres were consistently good compared to the national figure of 26% (45.1% in KL, 47.1% in Kuantan and 56.3% in KB). Prevalence of CV risk factors was as follows: 54.6% had ischaemic heart disease (IHD), 24.2% underwent coronary revascularization, 50.1% diabetic, 68.7% hyperlipidaemic, 21% smokers and 28% had chronic kidney disease (CKD). Conclusion Tertiary institutions demonstrated much better control of hypertension among their hypertensive patients. Compared to that of national figure, there is a near two-fold difference in the ratio of well controlled BP. Majority of these patients fall into high risk group for CV events, thereby necessitating intensive BP management. This reassuring result suggested the much anticipated 2009 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5279/1/Superior_BP_Hypertension_study_ACC_abstract.pdf Maskon, Oteh and S, Noorfaizan and SMS, Azarisman and SA, Azreen and I, Saiful Bahri and Abdullah, Aszrin and Omar , Ahmad Marzuki and Ngow, Harris Abdullah and CK, Ting and S , Sapari (2009) Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia. In: World Hypertension Congress, 29th October -1st November 2009, Beijing Internatinal Convention Center, Beijing, China.
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spellingShingle	RC Internal medicine Maskon, Oteh S, Noorfaizan SMS, Azarisman SA, Azreen I, Saiful Bahri Abdullah, Aszrin Omar , Ahmad Marzuki Ngow, Harris Abdullah CK, Ting S , Sapari Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
description	Background The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people above 30 years old have hypertension and only 8% reached target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg. Among treated patients, only 26% reached target BP. We aimed to evaluate BP control among hypertensives attending Specialist institutions in Malaysia. Methods This prospective study aimed at determining BP control among hypertensive patients attending three specialist institutions in Malaysia located in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Kuantan and Kota Bharu( KB). 950 consecutive patients with known hypertension for at least 6 months were recruited between January 2007 and July 2008. Patients’ demography, BP, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and medications were obtained. Results A total of 950 patients were recruited. There were more males (n=548, 57.7%) compared to females (n=402, 42.3%). The mean age was 60.9 ± 10.8. The mean Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) was 138.8 ± 20.3 mm Hg and 79.6 ±11.4 mmHg respectively. 49.4% of all patients had BP controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) with mean SBP and DBP of 123.2 ± 9.4 mm Hg and 74.2 ± 8.3 mmHg respectively. Males had better SBP control compared to female (SBP 135.9 ± 18.7 vs 142.8 ± 21.7 mmHg, p < 0.001); DBP 77.1 ± 13.7 vs 78.0 + 12.1 mmHg, p = 0.58). Majority of patients were on 2 or 3 antihypertensives (67.6%). BP control among the three centres were consistently good compared to the national figure of 26% (45.1% in KL, 47.1% in Kuantan and 56.3% in KB). Prevalence of CV risk factors was as follows: 54.6% had ischaemic heart disease (IHD), 24.2% underwent coronary revascularization, 50.1% diabetic, 68.7% hyperlipidaemic, 21% smokers and 28% had chronic kidney disease (CKD). Conclusion Tertiary institutions demonstrated much better control of hypertension among their hypertensive patients. Compared to that of national figure, there is a near two-fold difference in the ratio of well controlled BP. Majority of these patients fall into high risk group for CV events, thereby necessitating intensive BP management. This reassuring result suggested the much anticipated
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author	Maskon, Oteh S, Noorfaizan SMS, Azarisman SA, Azreen I, Saiful Bahri Abdullah, Aszrin Omar , Ahmad Marzuki Ngow, Harris Abdullah CK, Ting S , Sapari
author_facet	Maskon, Oteh S, Noorfaizan SMS, Azarisman SA, Azreen I, Saiful Bahri Abdullah, Aszrin Omar , Ahmad Marzuki Ngow, Harris Abdullah CK, Ting S , Sapari
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title	Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
title_short	Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
title_full	Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia
title_sort	superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in malaysia
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/5279/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5279/1/Superior_BP_Hypertension_study_ACC_abstract.pdf
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