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Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in Malaysia from 1980-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis


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Soo, Man Jun and Chow, Zhen Yee and Ching, Siew Mooi and Tan, Chun Han and Lee, Kai Wei and Devaraj, Navin Kumar and Salim, Hani Syahida and Ramachandran, Vasudevan and Hoo, Fan Kee and Cheong, Ai Theng and Chia, Yook Chin (2020) Prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in Malaysia from 1980-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Meta-Analysis, 8 (4). 320 - 344. ISSN 2308-3840

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Background: Hypertension is a common public health problem worldwide and is a well-known risk factor for increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, contributing to high morbidity and mortality. However, there has been no systematic review and meta-analysis of a multiethnic population such as that of Malaysia. Aim: To determine the trend in prevalence, awareness and control rate of hypertension in Malaysia. Methods: Systematic searches were conducted in six databases (PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, CINAHL, Malaysian Medical Repository and Malaysia Citation Index) for articles published between 1980 and 2018. Two authors reviewed the studies and performed quality assessment and data extraction independently. Pooled estimates of hypertension prevalence, awareness and control rate were calculated using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: We included 56 studies involving a total of 241796 participants. The overall pooled prevalence of hypertension aged ≥ 18 years was 29.7%. The prevalence of hypertension was the lowest in the 1980s (16.2%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 13.4, 19.0), increasing up to 36.8% (95%CI: 6.1, 67.5) in the 1990s, then decreasing to 28.7% (95%CI: 21.7, 35.8) in the 2000s and 26.8% (95%CI: 21.3, 32.3) in the 2010s. The prevalence of awareness was 51.4% (95%CI: 46.6, 56.3), while 33.3% (95%CI: 28.4, 38.2) of those on treatment had achieved control of their blood pressure. Conclusion: In Malaysia, three in ten adults aged ≥ 18 years have hypertension, while four in ten adults aged ≥ 30 years have hypertension. Five out of ten people are aware of their hypertension status and only one-third of those under treatment achieved control of their hypertension. Concerted efforts by policymakers and healthcare professionals to improve awareness and control of hypertension should be of high priority.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v8.i4.320
Publisher: Baishideng Publishing Group
Keywords: Prevalence; Awareness; Control; Hypertension; Blood pressure; Malaysia; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
Depositing User: Mohamad Jefri Mohamed Fauzi
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2022 08:47
Last Modified: 03 Feb 2022 08:47
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