Ori Bhooshun, Kowlessur Sudhirsen, Heecharan Jaysing, Poulter Neil R, Ster Anca Chis, Xia Xin, Beaney Thomas
Ministry of Health and Wellness, Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis, Mauritius.
NCD, Research and Health Promotion Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis, Mauritius.
Eur Heart J Suppl. 2020 Aug;22(Suppl H):H86-H88. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa012. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
Hypertension is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising awareness of high blood pressure (HBP) and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. We here provide the results of the 2018 MMM (MMM18) edition in Mauritius. This cross-sectional survey of participants aged ≥18 years was carried out in May 2018. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg or both. Blood pressure (BP) measurement and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. Screening was conducted by Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion Unit, which is under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, mainly in workplaces and community centres, in both rural and urban areas across Mauritius. Of 5471 individuals screened, after multiple imputation, 786 (14.4%) had untreated hypertension. MMM18 was the largest BP screening campaign undertaken in Mauritius. These results suggest that MMM18 is very useful to identify significant numbers of patients with raised BP.
高血压在全球范围内造成的负担日益加重，每年导致超过1000万人死亡。五月测量月（MMM）是国际高血压学会（ISH）发起的一项全球倡议，旨在提高人们对高血压（HBP）的认识，并作为全球筛查项目不足的临时解决方案。我们在此提供毛里求斯2018年五月测量月（MMM18）的结果。这项针对年龄≥18岁参与者的横断面调查于2018年5月开展。高血压定义为收缩压至少140 mmHg或舒张压至少90 mmHg，或两者兼有。血压（BP）测量和统计分析遵循标准的MMM方案。筛查由非传染性疾病与健康促进股进行，该股隶属于毛里求斯卫生与生活质量部，主要在毛里求斯城乡的工作场所和社区中心开展。在5471名接受筛查的个体中，经过多重填补后，有786人（14.4%）患有未经治疗的高血压。MMM18是毛里求斯开展的规模最大的血压筛查活动。这些结果表明，MMM18对于识别大量血压升高的患者非常有用。
