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Table 5 Participants who have a history of hypertension and actually have taken antihypertensive drugs

From: The dementia and disability project in Thai elderly: rational, design, methodology and early results

  

Normal or well controlled BP (<140/90)

High BP (≥140/90)

Total

History of hypertension (divided into those with adequate treatment with good BP controlled (<140/90) and inadequate treatment with poor BP controlled (BP>140/90)

Yes

193 (25.6% of those on antihypertensive drugs & having well controlled BP) 529 (44.2%)

560 (74.4% of those on antihypertensive drugs but having poor controlled BP)

753 (100%)

No

 

669 (55.8% of those without a history of hypertension but having high BP)

1198 (100%)

 

Total

722 (37%)

1229 (63%)

1951 (100%)

  1. Chi Square p<0.001.
  2. df = 1(68.075).
  3. Thai elders who have untreated hypertension or have inadequate treatment of hypertension (HT) are 63% [(560+669)/1951=62.99%].
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BMC Neurology

ISSN: 1471-2377

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