Effect of early treatment on prognosis after taking health check-up

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24659315
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: HOZAWA Atsushi 東北大学, 東北メディカル・メガバンク機構, 教授 (00432302)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NARIMATSU Hiroto 山形大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (50524419)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 健康診断 / 高血圧

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we followed-up untreated hypertensive participants for a year. We analyzed the action against hypertension after the participants pointed out their high blood pressure. Among 686 untreated hypertensive participants at baseline survey, 458 responded follow-up survey. Of 458 responders, 103 (22%) started antihypertensive medication, 98 (21%) visited clinicians without starting medication, 75 (16%) did not visit clinicians although they recognized their high blood pressure (BP), and 182 (40%) did not aware their high BP. Risk of unaware of high BP was lower BP. About half (43%) of participants with grade I hypertension did not aware of their high BP. Risk of not visiting clinician was alcohol drinking. Current smokers were more likely to start antihypertensive medication if they visit clinicians.

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疫学