Arterial hypertension: prevalence, awareness, antihypertensive pharmaceutical treatment, treatment effectiveness in Russian population

• Main Authors: S. A. Shalnova, Yu. A. Balanova, V. V. Konstantinov, T. N. Timofeeva, V. M. Ivanov, A. V. Kapustina, A. D. Deev
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: «FIRMA «SILICEA» LLC 2006-08-01
• Series: Российский кардиологический журнал
• Subjects: descriptive epidemiology; arterial hypertension; prevalence; awareness; treatment effectiveness; ace inhibitors; federal regions
• Online Access: https://russjcardiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1933

The first-wave results of the Federal Program «Arterial Hypertension Prevention and Treatment in the Russian Federation» are presented. Randomized representative cluster samples from non-organized male and female population aged 15- 75+ years, residing in seven Federal Regions, have been studied (response rate above 80 %). Overall age-adjusted prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in Russia was 39, 5 % (in females, F, 40, 4 %, in males, M, 37, 2 %). AH awareness was as high as 77, 9 % (F 80, 3 %, M 75 %). Treatment rate was 59, 4 % (F 63, 1 %, M 53, 1 %), and effective treatment rate -just 21, 5 % (F 22, 5 %, M 20, 5 %). ACE inhibitors are the most frequently administered antihypertensive drugs (70, 7 %).