Clin Hypertens.  2015 ;21(1):18. 10.1186/s40885-015-0029-2.

Clinical attributes, treatment, and control in hypertension (CATCH)-a French and Italian longitudinal patient database study

Affiliations
  • 1Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. wei.wu@merck.com
  • 2Cegedim Strategic Data, Paris, France.
  • 3Global Health Outcomes, Merck & Co., Inc., 600 Corporate Drive, CRB-205,Cokesbury, NJ 08833, USA.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
Hypertension, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is frequently associated with other CVD risk factors. Despite recent improvement in blood pressure (BP) control in Europe, a substantial proportion of patients fail to achieve BP targets.
METHODS
This retrospective cohort study used longitudinal patient databases (LPDs) in France and Italy to examine CVD risk profiles, treatment patterns, and BP goal attainment in hypertensive patients treated in real-world clinical practice between 2007 and 2008. Overall, 147,964 and 140,189 eligible patients from LPDs in France and Italy, respectively, were prescribed an antihypertensive medication in 2007.
RESULTS
Among patients with hypertension with other risk factors (France 88 %, Italy 83 %), the most prevalent risk factors were being elderly (France 66.9 %, Italy 70. 9 %), followed by hypertension combined with dyslipidemia (France 36.7 %, Italy 23.9 %) and isolated systolic hypertension (France 32.5 %, Italy 24.2 %). The odds ratios for target BP attainment were significantly (p < 0.001) higher in patients with hypertension without other risk factors vs patients with hypertension with other risk factors (1.41 [95 % confidence interval 1.35, 1.48] in France; 1.38 [1.31, 1.46] in Italy). The odds of BP control were significantly lower for patients with vs patients without an associated CVD risk factor (range 0.54 to 1.10 France; 0.59 to 1.17 Italy). DISCUSSION: This study demonstrates that the majority of treated hypertensive patients in France and Italy have at least one additional CVD risk factor. Despite treatment with antihypertensive medications, blood pressure attainment was substantially less optimal in patients with an associated CVD risk factor compared to patients without an associated CVD risk factor.

Keyword

Hypertension; Cardiovascular disease; Risk factor; Blood pressure; Treatment

MeSH Terms

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Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cohort Studies
Dyslipidemias
Europe
France
Humans
Hypertension*
Italy
Odds Ratio
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
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