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

• Main Authors: Chia, Yook Chin, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Bee, Jack Chook, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Ooi, Pei Boon, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Draman, Nani, Ng, Wei Leik, Mohamad Gani, Abdul Hafiz, Thiagarajan, Nagammai, Zulghaffar, Zafferina, Beaney, Thomas, Day, Emily, Poulter, Neil R., Ching, Siew Mooi
• Format: Article
• Published: European Society of Cardiology 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94106/; https://academic.oup.com/eurheartjsupp/article/23/Supplement_B/B98/6279115

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...