Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti.
Hypertension (HTN) is the leading modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in low and middle-income countries, and accurate and accessible blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for identifying persons at risk. Given the convenience and increased use of community BP screening progra...
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| author | Caleigh E Smith Miranda Metz Jean Lookens Pierre Vanessa Rouzier Lily D Yan Rodney Sufra Eliezer Dade Fabyola Preval Wilson Ariste Vanessa Rivera Olga Tymejczyk Rob Peck Serena Koenig Marie Marcelle Deschamps William Pape Margaret L McNairy |
| author_facet | Caleigh E Smith Miranda Metz Jean Lookens Pierre Vanessa Rouzier Lily D Yan Rodney Sufra Eliezer Dade Fabyola Preval Wilson Ariste Vanessa Rivera Olga Tymejczyk Rob Peck Serena Koenig Marie Marcelle Deschamps William Pape Margaret L McNairy |
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| description | Hypertension (HTN) is the leading modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in low and middle-income countries, and accurate and accessible blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for identifying persons at risk. Given the convenience and increased use of community BP screening programs in low-income settings, we compared community and clinic BP measurements for participants in the Haiti CVD Cohort Study to determine the concordance of these two measurements. Participants were recruited using multistage random sampling from March 2019 to August 2021. HTN was defined as systolic BP (SBP) ≥ 140mmHg, diastolic BP (DBP) ≥ 90mmHg or taking antihypertensives according to WHO guidelines. Factors associated with concordance versus discordance of community and clinic BP measurements were assessed with multivariable Poisson regressions. Among 2,123 participants, median age was 41 years and 62% were female. Pearson correlation coefficients for clinic versus community SBP and DBP were 0.78 and 0.77, respectively. Using community BP measurements, 36% of participants screened positive for HTN compared with 30% using clinic BPs. The majority of participants had concordant measurements of normotension (59%) or HTN (26%) across both settings, with 4% having isolated elevated clinic BP (≥140/90 in clinic with normal community BP) and 10% with isolated elevated community BP (≥140/90 in community with normal clinic BP). These results underscore community BP measurements as a feasible and accurate way to increase HTN screening and estimate HTN prevalence for vulnerable populations with barriers to clinic access. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6257d49bcfe34204a97e6861596de7f12023-09-03T12:41:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Global Public Health2767-33752022-01-0129e000106410.1371/journal.pgph.0001064Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti.Caleigh E SmithMiranda MetzJean Lookens PierreVanessa RouzierLily D YanRodney SufraEliezer DadeFabyola PrevalWilson AristeVanessa RiveraOlga TymejczykRob PeckSerena KoenigMarie Marcelle DeschampsWilliam PapeMargaret L McNairyHypertension (HTN) is the leading modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in low and middle-income countries, and accurate and accessible blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential for identifying persons at risk. Given the convenience and increased use of community BP screening programs in low-income settings, we compared community and clinic BP measurements for participants in the Haiti CVD Cohort Study to determine the concordance of these two measurements. Participants were recruited using multistage random sampling from March 2019 to August 2021. HTN was defined as systolic BP (SBP) ≥ 140mmHg, diastolic BP (DBP) ≥ 90mmHg or taking antihypertensives according to WHO guidelines. Factors associated with concordance versus discordance of community and clinic BP measurements were assessed with multivariable Poisson regressions. Among 2,123 participants, median age was 41 years and 62% were female. Pearson correlation coefficients for clinic versus community SBP and DBP were 0.78 and 0.77, respectively. Using community BP measurements, 36% of participants screened positive for HTN compared with 30% using clinic BPs. The majority of participants had concordant measurements of normotension (59%) or HTN (26%) across both settings, with 4% having isolated elevated clinic BP (≥140/90 in clinic with normal community BP) and 10% with isolated elevated community BP (≥140/90 in community with normal clinic BP). These results underscore community BP measurements as a feasible and accurate way to increase HTN screening and estimate HTN prevalence for vulnerable populations with barriers to clinic access.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001064 |
| spellingShingle | Caleigh E Smith Miranda Metz Jean Lookens Pierre Vanessa Rouzier Lily D Yan Rodney Sufra Eliezer Dade Fabyola Preval Wilson Ariste Vanessa Rivera Olga Tymejczyk Rob Peck Serena Koenig Marie Marcelle Deschamps William Pape Margaret L McNairy Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. PLOS Global Public Health |
| title | Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. |
| title_full | Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. |
| title_short | Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. |
| title_sort | comparison of community and clinic based blood pressure measurements a cross sectional study from haiti |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001064 |
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