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Dr Jonathan M Clarke

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow
 
 
 
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St Marys Multiple BuildingsSt Mary's Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Diaz:2021:eurheartj/suab061,
author = {Diaz, ABF and David-Ona, DI and Mercado-Asis, LB and Atilano, AA and Vilela, GC and Bonzon, DD and Chua, CL and Balmores, BA and Castillo, RR and Beaney, T and Clarke, JM and Poulter, NR},
doi = {eurheartj/suab061},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B120--B123},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in the Philippines},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab061},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) took part again in the annual May Measurement Month 2019 (MMM19) blood pressure (BP) measurement campaign to raise awareness of hypertension especially in those who are not aware of their condition. The MMM19 standard protocol designed by the International Society of Hypertension was used during screening. These included the collection of basic data on demography, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Standardized sitting BP measurements were taken two to three times, using an automated BP apparatus and were inputted either in the MMM19 app or data were recorded in paper form and manually transferred to Excel spreadsheets by encoders supervised by the PSH. A total of 89 941 participated through opportunistic convenience sampling. After multiple imputation, a total of 47 925 (53.3%) participants had hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg or on antihypertensive medication). Of this number, 31 151 (65%) were aware that they had high BP and 30 120 (62.8%) were on antihypertensive medications. Of the 30 120 participants on antihypertensive medications, only 18 373 (61.1%) had controlled BP (<140/90 mmHg). Being overweight or obese were significant predictors of high BP. Other predictors of high systolic BP and diastolic BP were alcohol intake, smoking, and a previous history of hypertension in pregnancy, while pregnant participants had significantly lower BP. The MMM19 campaign succeeded in raising awareness of high BP in our country, and the opportunistic sampling enhanced a sense of people empowerment by their knowing how easy it is to detect high BP and thereby enabling the prevention of long-term health complications. The higher BP control in the MMM19 hypertensive individuals possibly attests to the success of the previous MMM17 and MMM18 campaigns.
AU  - Diaz,ABF
AU  - David-Ona,DI
AU  - Mercado-Asis,LB
AU  - Atilano,AA
AU  - Vilela,GC
AU  - Bonzon,DD
AU  - Chua,CL
AU  - Balmores,BA
AU  - Castillo,RR
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Clarke,JM
AU  - Poulter,NR
DO  - eurheartj/suab061
EP  - 123
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 120
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in the Philippines
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab061
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000706855500037&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://academic.oup.com/eurheartjsupp/article/23/Supplement_B/B120/6279139
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/94849
VL  - 23
ER  -
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