Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in macau: Results from a cross-sectional epidemiological study in Macau, China

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 159-165

  Ke, Liang ^a,b   Ho, Jacky ^a   Feng, Jianzhang ^a   Mpofu, Elias ^b   Dibley, Michael J ^c   Li, Yan ^d   Feng, Xiuhua ^a   Van, Florance ^e   Lau, Winne ^f   Brock, Kaye E ^b  

^a Macau Hypertension Alliance   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^f Union General of Community Association   (Macao)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; China; demography; epidemiology; hypertension; hypertension awareness; hypertension control; hypertension prevalence; hypertension treatment; Macau

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SALT INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MACAO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MACAU; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922581345     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu121     Document Type: Article

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