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Potential impact of 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines on Korean population: a population-based cohort study

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Kwun, Ju-Seung; Kim, Sun-Hwa; Kang, Si-Hyuck; Yoon, Chang-Hwan; Lee, Hae-Young; Kim, Kwang-Il; Youn, Tae-Jin; Chae, In-Ho; Kim, Cheol-Ho

Issue Date
2020-02-01
Citation
Clinical Hypertension. 2020 Feb 01;26(1):3
Abstract
Abstract

Background
The Korean Society of Hypertension (KSH) revised the local guidelines for hypertension in 2018. The present study sought to evaluate the potential impact of the 2018 KSH guidelines on hypertension management status among the Korean population in terms of prevalence of hypertension, antihypertensive medical treatment recommendations, and control status in Korean adults.


Methods
We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to estimate the number and percentage of Korean adults who have hypertension according to blood pressure (BP) classification, are recommended to receive antihypertensive medical treatment, and are receiving medical treatment and have BP in the optimal range according to the new recommendations. Adults aged 30 years or older who participated in the survey between 2013 and 2015 were selected for this study.


Results
The prevalence of hypertension was 30.5% among Korean adults aged 30 years or older. The percentage of subjects who are recommended to be treated with antihypertensive medications substantially increased from 32.5 to 37.8%, which translates to 1.6 million adults. Among the hypertensive patients who were receiving medical treatment, 38.6% were shown to have adequate BP levels as recommended by the 2018 KSH guidelines compared with 51.8% according to the previous 2013 guidelines.


Conclusions
The present study reports the potential impact of the 2018 KSH guidelines on the prevalence of hypertension, antihypertensive medical treatment recommendations, and control status for Korean adults. The 2018 KSH guidelines recommend more intensive BP control compared with previous guidelines. This study suggests that there is large scope for improvement in hypertension management in the Korean population.
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40885-020-0137-5

https://hdl.handle.net/10371/168820
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