Friday, November 30, 2007
hypertension
The Epidemiology of Hypertension: Latest Data and Statistics
Posted 11/16/2007
Linda Brookes, MSc
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Abstract
Hypertension may be a largely asymptomatic condition -- but the consequences are far from insignificant. New data report that hypertension is the largest cause of the absenteeism that, in addition to "presenteeism," costs US businesses as much as $30 billion per year -- with clear implications for what businesses should be doing to address this problem. Another report documents hypertension as the single greatest cause of long-term healthcare in Europe. A third report finds that hypertension, in all its forms, is on the increase again in young people and adolescents (after years of decline), concomitant with the "epidemic" of obesity, while another US study, after discussion of the guideline definition of adolescent hypertension, reports that hypertension is underdiagnosed in this population. Finally in this month's Highlights, a new study carefully dissects the relative contributions of daytime vs nighttime blood pressure readings for predicting future events.
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Posted 11/16/2007
Linda Brookes, MSc
Author Information
Information from Industry
Assess clinically focused product information on Medscape.
* Click Here for Product Infosites -- Information from Industry.
Abstract
Hypertension may be a largely asymptomatic condition -- but the consequences are far from insignificant. New data report that hypertension is the largest cause of the absenteeism that, in addition to "presenteeism," costs US businesses as much as $30 billion per year -- with clear implications for what businesses should be doing to address this problem. Another report documents hypertension as the single greatest cause of long-term healthcare in Europe. A third report finds that hypertension, in all its forms, is on the increase again in young people and adolescents (after years of decline), concomitant with the "epidemic" of obesity, while another US study, after discussion of the guideline definition of adolescent hypertension, reports that hypertension is underdiagnosed in this population. Finally in this month's Highlights, a new study carefully dissects the relative contributions of daytime vs nighttime blood pressure readings for predicting future events.
Section 1 of 5
Next Page: New Report Documents Economic Impact of Hypertension in the United States
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