Author/Authors :
Ben Abdelaziz, A. CHU Farhat Hached - Service d Epidemiologie, Tunisia , Gaha, K. CHU Fattouma Bourguiba - Service de Nephrologie, Tunisia , Elrafei, W. CHU Farhat Hached - Service d Epidemiologie, Tunisia , Mandhouj, O. CHU Farhat Hached - Service d Epidemiologie, Tunisia , Ben Othman, A. CHU Farhat Hached - Service d Epidemiologie, Tunisia , Ghannem, H. CHU Farhat Hached - Service d Epidemiologie, Tunisia
Abstract :
We assessed cardiovascular risk factors among 456 hypertensive patients in 7 health centres in Sousse. Cardiovascular risk was estimated according World Health Organization recommendations. Mean age was 65.6 (SD = 9.8) years, male:female sex ratio was 0.18. Cardiovascular risk was not influenced by sex, age or residence. However, patients with longer duration of hypertension and more frequent co-morbidity had a significantly higher cardiovascular risk. In addition 45.9% of patients on monotherapy had high cardiovascular risk compared with 40.6% of those treated with 2 or more drugs (P = 0.02). Non-compliance was not found to be associated with high risk.
