May measurement month 2017 campaign screening results from Venezuela: an analysis of blood pressure, abdominal circumference and body mass index

The present study had the purpose of evaluating the proportion of subjects with hypertension, treatment, control rates, and the relationship between blood pressure (BP) with body mass index and abdominal circumference in a cross-sectional study, as part of a worldwide study designed by International Society of Hypertension, performed during May 2017. After the protocol´s approval by the local Ethical Committee, 64 sites were included from eight...