1. May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Brazil
- Author
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Barbosa, ECD, Feitosa, AM, Bortolotto, LA, Guerra, GM, Filho, JCAF, Cestário, EES, Yugar-Toledo, JC, Pimentel, R, Ferrari, B, Aguiar, R, Barroso, WKS, Eibel, B, Xia, X, Poulter, NR, Beaney, T, and Collaborators
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Hypertension in Pregnancy ,Diastole ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Overweight ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,MMM Brazil ,medicine ,AcademicSubjects/MED00200 ,Systole ,1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology ,business.industry ,030229 sport sciences ,Articles ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Questionnaire data ,Blood pressure ,Cardiovascular System & Hematology ,Collaborators ,Cardiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The aim of this study is to describe the results of the May Month Measurement (MMM) campaign implemented in Brazil, in 2019. Questionnaire data were collected and three measures of blood pressure (BP) were performed. The sample consisted of 13 476 individuals, 58.2% were white, 60.8% were women. The average age was 46.3 (18.6) years. Of all 13 476 participants, 6858 (50.9%) had hypertension defined as a systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or a diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg or being on anti-hypertensive medication. Of those with hypertension, 68.8% were aware of their diagnosis, 65.3% were on antihypertensive medication, and 36.1% had controlled BP (
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- 2021