May Measurement Month 2019: An analysis of blood pressure screening results from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chia, Yook Chin, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Chook, Jack Bee, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Ooi, Pei Boon, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Draman, Nani, Ng, Wei Leik, Gani, Abdul Hafiz Mohamad, Thiagarajan, Nagammai, Zulghaffar, Zafferina, Beaney, Thomas, Day, Emily, Poulter, Neil R, Ching, Siew Mooi
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26255/; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab058

Despite hypertension remaining the leading cause of death worldwide, awareness of hypertension and its control rate is still suboptimal in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the proportion of both diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension, awareness and its control rate during the yearly May Measur...