Management Practices in Hypertension : Results of WIN-OVER — A Pan India Registry.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-157704
ABSTRACT
Hypertension is a common disease seen in clinical practice and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Many patients require combination therapy for the management of hypertension. Objective:
To evaluate co-morbidities, risk factors and management practices of hypertension in Indian population. Material andmethods:
A total of 1596 hypertensive adult patients received antihypertensive medications were studied in a cross-sectional, multi-centric, non-interventional, observational registry. Statisticalanalysis:
Categories or nominal data was expressed as numbers with percentages. Continuous variables were analyzed by descriptive statistics using mean, SD, and range Chi square test was used for in between group comparison.Results:
The study included 73.50% males and 26.50% females. Overweight (50.50%) and obesity (30.01%) was common in the hypertensive patients (n=903). A total of 54.76% patients had history of smoking. Alcohol use (33.08%), sedentary life style (32.96%) and history of tobacco chewing (17.92%) were the other lifestyle habits of hypertensive patients. Diabetes (36.03%) and dyslipidemia (39.79%) history was common in these patients. Family history of hypertension and diabetes was seen in 82.21% and 45.99% patients respectively. Most (89.16%) patients were treated with combination of antihypertensive agents. ARBs were the by far most commonly used agents (91.98%) followed by calcium channel blockers (68.23%) and diuretics (60.21%). ARB was the most (80.35%) preferred agent as monotherapy. ARB was also the most common agent as a component of dual therapy, four drug and five drug combinations.Conclusion:
Most of the hypertensive patients need combination treatment with antihypertensive agents. ARBs are the most preferred agents as monotherapy for the management of hypertension. ARBs are also very commonly used as a component of combination therapy during hypertension management.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Idoso
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Humanos
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Sistema de Registros
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Adulto
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Hipertensão
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Anti-Hipertensivos
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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