Untreated hypertension: Prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample

Appleton, SLNeo, CHill, CLDouglas, KirstyAdams, RJ2015-12-102015-12-100950-9240http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63892Identifying barriers to hypertension management may facilitate cardiovascular risk reduction. Therefore, our objective, was to determine the prevalence of hypertension not managed with medication ('untreated') in a representative adult sample and identifyKeywords: cholesterol; adult; aged; alcohol consumption; antihypertensive therapy; article; body mass; body weight; cardiovascular risk; cholesterol blood level; chronic disease; clinical decision making; diastolic blood pressure; doctor patient relation; female; hUntreated hypertension: Prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample201310.1038/jhh.2012.622016-02-24