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Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in adults aged 45 years and over and their spouses in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study

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  • Sanjay K Mohanty
  • Sarang P Pedgaonkar
  • Ashish Kumar Upadhyay
  • Fabrice Kämpfen
  • Prashant Shekhar
  • Radhe Shyam Mishra
  • Jürgen Maurer
  • Owen O’Donnell

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Background: Lack of nationwide evidence on awareness, treatment, and control (ATC) of hypertension among older adults in India impeded targeted management of this condition. We aimed to estimate rates of hypertension ATC in the older population and to assess differences in these rates across sociodemographic groups and states in India. Methods and findings: We used a nationally representative survey of individuals aged 45 years and over and their spouses in all Indian states (except one) in 2017 to 2018. We identified hypertension by blood pressure (BP) measurement ≥140/90 mm Hg or self-reported diagnosis if also taking medication or observing salt/diet restriction to control BP. We distinguished those who (i) reported diagnosis (“aware”); (ii) reported taking medication or being under salt/diet restriction to control BP (“treated”); and (iii) had measured systolic BP

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  • Sanjay K Mohanty & Sarang P Pedgaonkar & Ashish Kumar Upadhyay & Fabrice Kämpfen & Prashant Shekhar & Radhe Shyam Mishra & Jürgen Maurer & Owen O’Donnell, 2021. "Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in adults aged 45 years and over and their spouses in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(8), pages 1-21, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1003740
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003740
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