OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine prevalence, awareness, and control of @entity101 in elderly and very elderly in Poland. METHODS: The random sample of 4950 study @entity1 aged 65 or more (age range 65-104 years), equally distributed in six age subgroups, and participated in cross-sectional, nationally representative survey PolSenior. During two separate visits, standardized interviews on awareness of @entity101 as well as anthropometric measurements, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate readings were obtained. @entity101 was defined according to 2013 European Society of @entity101 /European Society of Cardiology Guidelines. RESULTS: Mean @entity13519 was highest in @entity1 aged 75-79 years (148.3mmHg) and in @entity1 aged 80-84 years (149.9mmHg), and then steadily decreased, whereas @entity45118 decreased steadily from age 65. @entity101 affected about 80% of septuagenarians. Its prevalence decreased with age to 67% in @entity1 and 60% in @entity1 aged 90 years or older. In nonagenarians, awareness of @entity101 (72% in @entity1 and 61% in @entity1 ) and percentage of treated study @entity1 (64% of @entity1 and 54% of @entity1 ) was the lowest. In contrast, among treated study @entity1 proportion of well controlled (BP<140/90mmHg) was the highest in @entity1 older than 85 reaching 34% among nonagenarian @entity1 and 38% in @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The results show a reversed trend in prevalence and control of @entity101 in @entity1 aged 80 years and older when compared with the younger elderly. As awareness and treatment of @entity101 decreases with advanced age, it seems reasonable to extend screening programs and antihypertensive initiatives for the elderly and very elderly.

Prevalence, awareness, and control of XXXX in elderly and very elderly in Poland: results of a cross-sectional representative survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'people', 'men'] @entity45118 :: ('OMIM:261515', 'Disease') :: ['DBP'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension', 'Hypertension'] @entity13519 :: ('8991', 'Gene') :: ['SBP']
@entity101 :: (MESH:D006973,Disease) :: ['hypertension']
