May Measurement Month 2021: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Kazakhstan
Mukhtarkhanova D. Poulter N.R. Beaney T. Kiru G. Toopchiani S. Junusbekova G. Tundybayeva M.K. Baglanova L. Leonovich T. Ismailov E.
1 June 2024Oxford University Press
European Heart Journal, Supplement
2024#26Issue Supplement_3iii48 - iii50 pp.
The May Measurement Month (MMM) screening campaign initiated by the International Society of Hypertension aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors to increase and improve population awareness of raised blood pressure (BP) and methods of prevention. The MMM is a cross-sectional survey of adults aged 18 years and over of both sexes who gave informed consent to participate in the survey and to have their BP measured. Kazakhstan participated in the campaign for the first time in 2021. Blood pressure was measured three times on a single occasion, and data on cardiovascular risk factors were collected. A total of 1763 respondents from 4 regions participated in the screening. The mean age was 41 ± 14.4 years; 31.5% of all participants were found to have hypertension, of whom 41.8% were aware, 34.0% on treatment, and only 15.8% controlled (<140/90 mmHg). Significant differences in these rates were found between age and sex groups. The screening campaign confirms low levels of awareness of hypertension and associated risk factors in the population in Kazakhstan and the need for annual screening and implementation of national hypertension control programmes.
Arterial hypertension , Blood pressure , Control , May Measurement Month , Screening , Treatment
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Kazakh Society of Specialists on Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention, 117, Kazybek bi street, Almaty, A05E0Y4, Kazakhstan
Kazakh National Medical University Named after S. D. Asfendiyarov, Cardiology Department, 94, Tole bi street, Almaty, A05H2A6, Kazakhstan
Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH, United Kingdom
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, St Dunstans Road, London, W6 8RP, United Kingdom
Nazarbayev University, Department of Molecular Medicine, 53, Qabanbay Batyr Ave, Nur-Sultan, Z05P7P8, Kazakhstan
Kazakh Society of Specialists on Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention
Kazakh National Medical University Named after S. D. Asfendiyarov
Imperial Clinical Trials Unit
Department of Primary Care and Public Health
Nazarbayev University
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