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. 2020 Aug;22(Suppl H):H139-H141.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa049. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Vietnam

Huynh Van Minh  1 , Nguyen Lan Viet  2 , Cao Thuc Sinh  3 , Phan Nam Hung  4 , Nguyen Thi Mong Ngoc  5 , Ngo Van Hung  6 , Tran Kim Son  7 , Nguyen Ta Đong  8 , Đoan Chi Thang  8 , Nguyen Duc Thuan  9 , Nguyen Dinh Thoan  10 , Hoang Anh Tien  1 , Thomas Beaney  11   12 , Anca Chis Ster  11 , Neil R Poulter  11
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May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Vietnam

Huynh Van Minh et al. Eur Heart J Suppl. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Vietnam in the Asia Pacific region has a high hypertension (HTN) prevalence. The May Measurement Month (MMM) program was enthusiastically responded to in Vietnam by launching and deploying it across the whole country from 2017. The aims of the MMM 2018 program in Vietnam were to screen at least 15 000 people aged 18 and over across the country; to inform participants of the risks associated with HTN; and thereby define the proportion of subjects with elevated blood pressure (BP) and assess the awareness and the effectiveness of its treatment. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥ 18 was carried out in May 2018. Blood pressure measurement, the definition of HTN, and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. From May 2018 to June 2018, through 10 cities/provinces in Vietnam, 17 332 individuals with mean age 47.0 ± 17.9 years were screened during MMM18. After multiple imputation, 5260 (30.3%) had HTN. Of individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 1956 (13.9%) were hypertensive. Of patients receiving antihypertensive medication, 1540 (46.6%) had uncontrolled BP. Those who had HTN also displayed many additional risk factors similarly to MMM 2017 including smoking, alcohol, overweight-obesity, and diabetes. In conclusion, MMM 2018 campaign is a continuation program of MMM 2017 that has promoted the strength of the BP screening survey in the community in Vietnam, which hopefully will influence on awareness of disease prevention in this century. The next steps of the program will have special innovations on how to reduce the frequency of focusing on variable risk factors to change the overall picture of HTN in Vietnam.

Keywords: Blood pressure; Hypertension; MMM 2017; Vietnam.

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Difference in mean blood pressure comparing those with lifestyle factor to those without from linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, and antihypertensive medication (pregnancy adjusted for age and antihypertensive medication alone).
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