Institutional hypertension control in Malaysia: a multicenter study focusing on gender and cardiovascular risk factor profile difference

• Main Authors: Maskon, Oteh, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Syazril Adnan, Azreen, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abdullah, Aszrin, Ting, Chih Kuan, Ismail, Shaiful Bahri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3617/1/Hyp_Res_Accepted.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3617/; http://www.nature.com/hr/journal/v34/n3/full/hr2010239a.html

The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people aged 30 had hypertension and among treated patients, only 26% reached the target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mm Hg. We evaluated BP control in tertiary institutions in Malaysia and t...