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Temporal and Geospatial Trends of Hypertension Management in Korea: a Nationwide Study 2002-2016

Authors
 Hokyou Lee  ;  Sungha Park  ;  Hyeon Chang Kim 
Citation
 Korean Circulation Journal, Vol.49(6) : 514-527, 2019 
Journal Title
KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL
ISSN
 1738-5520 
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Hypertension ; Medication adherence ; Spatio-temporal analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Geographic distribution of hypertension management in Korea has never been reported. We investigated temporal and regional trends of hypertension management in Korea.

METHODS: For each calendar year from 2002 to 2016, we identified 2,423,245 to 7,549,989 persons aged ≥30 years treated for hypertension (total 80,564,109 cases). We calculated yearly age-sex standardized rates for medication adherence, combination therapy, blood test, and urine test according to geographic regions. We then used multivariate logistic regression to calculate odds ratios for hypertension management adjusted for individual-level sociodemographic factors.

RESULTS: Adherence rates have markedly increased from 24.4% (2002) to 71.6% (2016) nationwide. Regional difference was prominent in 2002 (highest, 31.7% in Seoul; lowest, 14.4% in Jeonbuk), but has become less noticeable over 15 years (highest, 73.1% in Daejeon; lowest, 69.0% in Jeonnam, 2016). Combination therapy rates increased from 42.8% (2002) to 61.0% (2011), but are in decreasing trend after 2011. Blood test rates were 58.8% in 2016, whereas urine test rates have been stagnant below 50% across all regions. Geographic variations of combination therapy and complication screening rates were not profound. Results from multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for age and sex, were in agreement with trends observed by standardized rates. The odds ratios remained unchanged when the models were further adjusted for employment status and household income.

CONCLUSIONS: Regional difference in hypertension management was evident in the past, but has become less apparent over the last 15 years in Korea.
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DOI
10.4070/kcj.2018.0358
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hyeon Chang(김현창) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7867-1240
Park, Sung Ha(박성하) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5362-478X
Lee, Hokyou(이호규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-8422
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/170994
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