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. 2020 Aug;22(Suppl H):H135-H138.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa048. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

Results of May Measurement Month 2018 campaign in Venezuela

Rafael Hernández-Hernández  1 , Amanda Duín  1 , José Andrés Octavio-Seijas  2 , Jesús López-Rivera  3 , Igor Morr  2 , Egle Silva  4 , Mónica L Gúzman-Franolic  5 , Antonieta P Costantini-Olmos  5 , José Marval  6 , José Félix Ruíz-Lugo  6 , Dámaso Vásquez  6 , Nedina Coromoto Méndez-Amaya  6 , Maria J Armas-Hernández  1 , Thomas Beaney  7   8 , Anca Chis Ster  7 , Neil R Poulter  7
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Results of May Measurement Month 2018 campaign in Venezuela

Rafael Hernández-Hernández et al. Eur Heart J Suppl. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases, mainly coronary heart disease and stroke, are the main cause of death in Venezuela; hypertension is the primary risk factor. The May Measurement Month (MMM) study is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of elevated blood pressure (BP). The previous MMM 2017 campaign showed 48.9% of participants had hypertension, higher than previous Venezuelan epidemiological studies. The MMM 2018 campaign included 28 649 participants screened [mean age: 54.2 (SD 15.13) years; female 62.8%] carried out mainly in pharmacies in 61 sites. Physical measurements included height, weight, and BP, taken in sitting position three times. After multiple imputations, 48.4% had hypertension, of which 87.7% were aware of their diagnosis. Of the individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 14.0% had hypertension and 33.7% of those receiving treatment had uncontrolled hypertension. Overall, the percentage of hypertensives with controlled hypertension was 54.8%. Body mass index was calculated for the total population, and it was on average 25.2 (SD: 4.65) kg/m2. Of all, 14.2% was classified as obese and 32.6% as overweight; meanwhile 4.8% as underweight. Diabetes was reported by 9.5%. These results suggest that repeated screening like the MMM campaign can routinely identify hypertension and consequently implement programmes of treatment in Venezuela, also other common risk factors, like obesity or diabetes.

Keywords: Body mass index; Hypertension.

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