Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Rate of Hypertension in HIV-Infected Patients: The HIV-HY Study

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Rate of Hypertension in HIV-Infected Patients: The HIV-HY Study

Por: Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio, Elena Ricci, Paolo Maggi, Giustino Parruti, Giacomo Pucci,  Antonio Di Biagio, Leonardo Calza, Giancarlo Orofino, Laura Carenzi, Enisia Cecchini, Giordano Madeddu, Tiziana Quirino, Giuseppe Schillaci y CISAI study group.  American Journal of Hypertension Volume 27, Issue 2, Pp. 222-228.

We aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension in an unselected human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected population and to identify factors associated with hypertension prevalence, treatment, and control.
We used a multicenter, cross-sectional, nationwide study that sampled 1,182 unselected, consecutive, HIV-infected patients. Office blood pressure was accurately measured with standard procedures.
Hypertension affects nearly 30% of HIV adult outpatients in Italy. More than one-third of the hypertensive subjects are unaware of their condition, and more than two-thirds are uncontrolled. A higher level of attention to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension is mandatory in this setting.