1. Prevalence of high-normal blood pressure and associated cardiovascular risk factors among the adult population of Romania: data from the SEPHAR III survey.
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Pop, Calin, Fronea, Oana Florentina Gheorghe, Pop, Lavinia, Iosip, Adriana, Dorobantu, Lucian, Cotoraci, Coralia, Bala, Cornelia, Pop, Dana, and Dorobantu, Maria
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CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors , *BLOOD pressure , *MEDICAL personnel , *HYPERTENSION , *GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin , *TUMOR lysis syndrome - Abstract
Objectives - To estimate the prevalence of high normal blood pressure (HNBP) and to find if subjects with HNBP have more often other cardiovascular risk factors. Methods - A representative sample of 1970 Romanian adults was enrolled in SEPHAR III survey. Blood pressure measurements were performed according to current guidelines and all subjects were evaluated by a 71-item survey questionnaire together with extensive evaluation for target organ damage. Results - Prevalence of HNBP was 11% [45.1% high blood pressure (HBP), 43.9% normal blood pressure (NBP)]. Values of weight, waist circumference, body mass index, total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin - HbA1c, uric acid, serum creatinine, glomerular filtration rate estimate by CKD-EPI Equation, albumin/creatinine ratio, intimae-media thickness, rates of arterial stiffness and diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular mass, interventricular septum and posterior left ventricle wall thickness, left atrial volume and dilatation were significantly highest in HNBP subjects than in NBP. Conclusions - Subjects with HNBP represent ~11% of the population and most of thems had an elevated cardiovascular risk. It's essential to educate the general public and health care providers to be aware of these individuals and of steps that should be taken to treat modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019