Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J, Puska P
Scand J Soc Med. 1980;8(1):17-23. doi: 10.1177/140349488000800103.
A major subprogramme of the North Karelia Project has been the hypertension programme which aimed at lowering the high blood pressure levels prevalent among the whole population of the province of North Karelia, and especially among middle-aged men. A community-based hypertension register, which served as the major tool of the programme, was established to keep patients under treatment and to gather information about the progress of the programme. The registration of the hypertension subjects was continued from 1972 to 1977; the registered patients had annual follow-up examinations. After 5 years of the programme, there were approximately 17 000 registered patients, which was 9.7% of the total population. The proportion of drop-outs at the annual follow-up examinations was 10-20%. 83% of the registered hypertensive subjects were undergoing drug treatment after 3 years' intervention. The percentage of normotensive subjects increased significantly year by year.
北卡累利阿项目的一个主要子项目是高血压项目，其目标是降低北卡累利阿省全体居民中普遍存在的高血压水平，尤其是中年男性的高血压水平。作为该项目主要工具的社区高血压登记册得以建立，用于对接受治疗的患者进行跟踪，并收集有关项目进展的信息。高血压患者的登记工作从1972年持续到1977年；登记在册的患者每年接受随访检查。该项目实施5年后，登记患者约有17000人，占总人口的9.7%。年度随访检查中的失访比例为10%至20%。经过3年干预后，83%的登记高血压患者正在接受药物治疗。血压正常患者的比例逐年显著增加。
