Otero J, Camacho P A, Gómez-Peña L M, Rueda-Quijano S M, Gómez-Cuellar J F, Rey J J, Sánchez G, Narváez C, Accini J L, Aroca G, Arcos E, Hernández I, García H, Pérez M, Galvis C R, Molina D I, Mejía C, Casanova M E, García L, Urina-Triana M, López-Jaramillo P
Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL) y Universidad de Santander (UDES), Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL) y Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia.
Hipertens Riesgo Vasc. 2020 Jan-Mar;37(1):4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.hipert.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Aug 12.
To describe the findings of implementing May Measurement Month 2017 in the adult Colombian population to raise awareness of the importance of blood pressure measuring, monitoring, and awareness.
May Measurement Month is a cross-sectional survey that follows the directives of the International Society of Hypertension and the World Hypertension League, which gathers information on cardiovascular risk factors and blood pressure readings. Its implementation in Colombia was lead by the Santander Ophthalmological Foundation (FOSCAL) and the Latin American Society of Hypertension (LASH) with the support of the Colombian Network for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (RECARDI).
Data was collected from 11 departments on 21,797 people, 58.7% of whom were female, with an average age of 40.5±17.7 years. The overall prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) was 20.8% (self-reported antihypertensive treatment or systolic blood pressure reading [systolic blood pressure≥140mmHg]). Of the total number of hypertensives, 46.5% had systolic blood pressure readings classified as uncontrolled (systolic blood pressure<140mmHg), and 26.4% were unaware that they were hypertensive who, in this report, we consider to be new cases of HBP.
The prevalence of (elevated) blood pressure is high in this young adult population, whose lack of awareness of HBP is also high, and HBP in those aware of their condition is poorly controlled. These results highlight the need to implement effective detection programmes for hypertensive patients and to establish standardised treatments to improve HBP control as a strategy to reduce cardiovascular events.
描述在哥伦比亚成年人群中开展2017年5月测量月活动的结果，以提高对血压测量、监测及知晓其重要性的认识。
5月测量月是一项横断面调查，遵循国际高血压学会和世界高血压联盟的指导方针，收集心血管危险因素和血压读数信息。该活动在哥伦比亚由桑坦德眼科基金会（FOSCAL）和拉丁美洲高血压学会（LASH）牵头，在哥伦比亚心血管疾病和糖尿病预防网络（RECARDI）的支持下开展。
从11个部门收集了21797人的数据，其中58.7%为女性，平均年龄为40.5±17.7岁。高血压（HBP）的总体患病率为20.8%（自我报告接受抗高血压治疗或收缩压读数[收缩压≥140mmHg]）。在所有高血压患者中，46.5%的收缩压读数被归类为未得到控制（收缩压<140mmHg），26.4%的患者不知道自己患有高血压，在本报告中，我们将这些患者视为高血压新病例。
在这个年轻成年人群中，（血压升高）的患病率很高，他们对高血压的知晓率也很低，而且已知患有高血压的患者血压控制不佳。这些结果凸显了实施针对高血压患者的有效检测项目以及建立标准化治疗方法以改善血压控制作为减少心血管事件策略的必要性。
