HTN epidemiology-Bloch Flashcards
What is MAP ?
What factors affect this?
CO X SVR
SNS activation, RAAS activation, Baroreflex suppression
WHy is BP important?
it is a biomarker for vascular disease
T or F
A stoke is 3 times as likely to occur with htn than if you dont have it
T
What race has a lot of HTN?
What can this lead to?
African american
end stage renal disease
What is a relative risk reduction? What will this tell you?
it is a percentage of reduction. (i.e you had 4 now you have 2 you have a 50% risk reduction)
Statistical significance
What is the absoute risk reduction? What does this tell you>
the difference
Clinical significance
How are we doing in regards to our HTN patient? What do we need to work on?
everythigns getting better in regards to HTN
Making our treatments control their HTN
(target is 62% population control of HTN)
Young people have very (blank) control rates. Why?
low
due to low awareness rates
What race has the the worst controlled HTN?
What gender has worse control rates?
Mexicans
Males
