PMID- 22052074
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120529
LR  - 20120120
IS  - 1941-7225 (Electronic)
IS  - 0895-7061 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
DP  - 2012 Feb
TI  - High prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in a working population in 
      Hungary.
PG  - 204-8
LID - 10.1038/ajh.2011.199 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Hungary has one of the highest mortality rates due to strokes among 
      the European Union countries. As elevated blood pressure (BP) is the principal 
      risk factor for strokes, we assessed BP levels, as well as awareness and 
      treatment status of hypertension and prehypertension in a working population 
      sample in Hungary. METHODS: Worksite employees in Budapest and Szeged were 
      screened for their BP using an automated BP measuring instrument (BpTRU). BpTRU 
      readings of heart rate (HR) were also recorded. Respondents were classified as 
      normotensives (NT), prehypertensives (PHTN) and hypertensives (HTN) according to 
      their BP levels, as defined by the JNC 7 guidelines. Body height and body weight 
      were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Self-reported information 
      regarding smoking was collected. RESULTS: In total, 2,012 respondents were 
      recruited (1,000 white collar; 1,012 blue-collar workers), with a mean (+/-s.d.) 
      age of 34.8 (+/-9.9) years. Of all respondents, 22.6% were identified as HTN and 
      39.8% as PHTN. Among HTN, 40% were unaware of their condition and only 18.5% were 
      adequately treated. PHTN were similar in age as NT, but showed significantly 
      higher HR. CONCLUSIONS: A high proportion of relatively young and apparently 
      healthy Hungarian employees were diagnosed with prehypertension and hypertension. 
      Only a small proportion of HTN had their BP controlled. BMI and HR were 
      significantly higher among individuals with prehypertension compared to NT. 
      Whether the high rates of hypertension, prehypertension, and low levels of 
      control explain the high stroke mortality and unfavorable cardiovascular disease 
      (CVD) profile of Hungary needs further study.
FAU - Sonkodi, Balazs
AU  - Sonkodi B
AD  - OXIVIT Medical Group, Budapest, Hungary.
FAU - Sonkodi, Sandor
AU  - Sonkodi S
FAU - Steiner, Sabine
AU  - Steiner S
FAU - Helis, Eftyhia
AU  - Helis E
FAU - Turton, Penelope
AU  - Turton P
FAU - Zachar, Peter
AU  - Zachar P
FAU - Abraham, Gyorgy
AU  - Abraham G
FAU - Legrady, Peter
AU  - Legrady P
FAU - Fodor, J George
AU  - Fodor JG
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20111103
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Hypertens
JT  - American journal of hypertension
JID - 8803676
RN  - 0 (Antihypertensive Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - Body Height
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Rate
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hungary/epidemiology
MH  - Hypertension/drug therapy/*epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prehypertension/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Smoking/epidemiology
EDAT- 2011/11/05 06:00
MHDA- 2012/05/30 06:00
CRDT- 2011/11/05 06:00
PHST- 2011/11/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/11/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/05/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - ajh2011199 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/ajh.2011.199 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Hypertens. 2012 Feb;25(2):204-8. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2011.199. Epub 2011 Nov 3.