Objective: To investigate the prevalence of hypertension and the current status of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians.
Methods: A total of 4032 cardiovascular certified physicians were recruited from 386 medical centers in all 31 provinces and municipalities in mainland China between 1 June 2008 and 31 August 2008.
Results: The prevalence of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians was 12.1%, and there were gender differences and age group differences among them. Among hypertensive patients, the percentage of awareness, treatment and well-controlled of hypertension were 80.0%, 75.7% and 42.4%, respectively. There were age group differences between awareness rate and treatment rate.
Conclusion: There exist a considerable prevalence of hypertension in Chinese cardiovascular physicians surveyed, and the prevention and control should be further strengthened.