Study shows a rise in blood pressure during COVID-19 Blood BloodPressure Coronavirus Disease COVID Cardiology American_Heart
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic conditions, affecting more than a billion people worldwide. It is a major cause of premature mortality and a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease . Moreover, BP control is poor, with only one in five hypertensive adults satisfying recommended BP goals. Further, there are concerns that BP control might have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the study The present study evaluated BP outcomes in hypertensive adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Electronic health record data from August 2019 to November 2020 were extracted from three health systems in the United States . The extracted information included patient demographic characteristics, diagnoses, BP values, and primary care visit dates.
Self-reported race, ethnicity, age, sex, median household income, alcohol use, Charlson comorbidity index , and smoking status were the covariates. An interrupted time-series design was implemented to evaluate whether the slopes/levels of BP outcomes changed during the pandemic period relative to pre-pandemic levels.
The mean systolic and diastolic BP increased by 1.79 mmHg and 1.3 mmHg during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels after adjusting for patient characteristics and seasonality. The slope for diastolic BP decreased during the pandemic relative to baseline, while that for systolic BP was not significantly different from baseline.
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