Pharmacological treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in Izhevsk, Russia

Table 1 Hypertension prevalence and percentage of those with hypertension who are aware, treated, and controlled by age

	Prevalence^a			Awareness^b			Treated^c			Controlled^d
Age (years)	Total	N	%	Total	N	%	Total	N	%	Total	N	%
25–39	189	74	39.15	70	39	55.71	37	13	35.14	13	5	38.46
40–49	328	187	57.01	178	109	61.24	109	43	39.45	43	9	20.93
50–60	544	390	71.69	386	269	69.69	265	149	56.23	149	20	13.42
25–60	1061	651	61.36	634	417	65.77	411	205	49.88	205	34	16.59

^aHypertension prevalence: Mean of the second and third SBP readings ≥140 mmHg and/or DBP ≥90 mmHg and/or self-reported use of prescribed drugs for BP control
^bHypertension awareness: Any self-reported, prior diagnosis of hypertension by a doctor or nurse, amongst those defined as hypertension prevalent
^cHypertension treated: Self-reported use of a medication prescribed by a doctor for the management of high BP daily or intermittently, amongst those defined as hypertension aware excluding those who reported they did not know if they had been prescribed hypertension medication (n = 6)
^dHypertension controlled: Mean of the second and third SBP readings <140 mmHg and DBP <90 mmHg, amongst those defined as hypertension treated

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