ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2003
Markers of loss of control of hypertension.
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify markers for loss of control of hypertension.
designQuestionnaire administered to patients who had been monitored for 18 months and had had their blood pressure (BP) measured many times.
settingFifty family practices in southeastern Ontario.
participantsThree hundred eighty-five adults with essential hypertension that was initially stable and controlled by medication.
main outcome measuresChange in BP (from baseline to mean of three measurements over 18 months) and proportion of patients with BP exceeding threshold values at most follow-up visits.
resultsHigher income was associated with an increase in diastolic BP; poor adherence to medication regimens and higher life stress were associated with increases in systolic BP Stress also led to a twofold increase in risk of exceeding BP thresholds. Other factors under study were not related to loss of control.
conclusionAdherence to medication regimens, higher income, and life stress were the only factors associated with elevated BP or loss of control in previously controlled hypertension.
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