Changes in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates in Turkey from 2003 to 2012

ŞENGÜL, ŞULE; Akpolat, Tekin; ERDEM, YUNUS; DERİCİ, ÜLVER; ARICI, MUSTAFA; Sindel, Sukru; Karatan, Oktay; Turgan, Cetin; Hasanoglu, Enver; Caglar, Sali; ERTÜRK, ŞEHSUVAR

doi:10.1097/hjh.0000000000000901

Changes in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates in Turkey from 2003 to 2012

ŞENGÜL Ş., Akpolat T., ERDEM Y., DERİCİ Ü., ARICI M., Sindel S., ...More

JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, vol.34, no.6, pp.1208-1217, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 34 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000901
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1208-1217
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the current epidemiology of hypertension, including its prevalence, the awareness of the condition and its treatment and control, in Turkey to evaluate changes in these factors over the last 10 years by comparing the results with the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Turkey (PatenT) study data (2003), as well as to assess parameters affecting awareness and the control of hypertension.