{
    "abstract": "Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and affects about 1.3 billion adults worldwide. Despite interventions, awareness and control remain suboptimal and might have worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This population-based study examines 20-year trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in Geneva, Switzerland (2005-2023).\nThis is a year-trends population-based study (Bus Sante) ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland. Data collected in this study were between 2005 and 2023. Hypertension trends and prevalence were stratified by sex, age, education, and income. Multivariable regression models adjusted for sociodemographic and health factors identified determinants of outcomes.\nOverall, 11,278 individuals participated. Hypertension prevalence decreased from 38.9\u00a0% to 35.2\u00a0%, with greater reductions in individuals with primary education (-6.1\u00a0%) and low income (-6.1\u00a0%). Awareness remained stable with time. Uncontrolled hypertension decreased (44.9\u00a0% to 42.2\u00a0%, \nHypertension prevalence and control improved overall, with reduced socioeconomic disparities. However, some groups remain at risk and primary care is essential for better screening, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.\nFaculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Mayssam",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Nehme"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Anshu",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Uppal"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Ophelia",
            "initials": "O",
            "lastname": "Zimmerman"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Julien",
            "initials": "J",
            "lastname": "Lamour"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Shannon",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Mechoullam"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.\nFaculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Idris",
            "initials": "I",
            "lastname": "Guessous"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2025 The Author(s).",
    "doi": "10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103055\n10.1161/HYP.0000000000000232\n10.1016/j.ejim.2023.10.016\n10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009427\n10.1097/HJH.0000000000003092\n10.1016/j.cjco.2023.12.006\n10.1097/HJR.0b013e32831e9511\n10.1186/s12905-015-0264-4\n10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16418\n10.4414/smw.2020.20279\n10.1371/journal.pone.0039877\n10.1016/j.jacc.2012.04.026\n10.1161/JAHA.123.034322\n10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.20900\n10.1111/joim.13678\n10.3945/ajcn.116.144998\n10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102823\n10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01330-1\n10.1016/j.cjca.2017.12.005\n10.1001/jama.2024.8914\n10.1377/hblog20210914.220940/full/\n10.1371/journal.pone.0049443\n10.1038/s41598-022-04968-8\n10.1186/s12889-021-10417-4\n10.1161/HYP.0000000000000066\n10.1038/s41591-022-01689-3\n10.1016/j.alcohol.2019.09.004",
    "journal": "Preventive medicine reports",
    "keywords": [
        "Awareness",
        "Cardiovascular disease",
        "Epidemiology",
        "Hypertension",
        "Prevalence",
        "Primary care",
        "Risk factors",
        "Year-trends study"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-04-16",
    "pubmed_id": "40235578\n37650292\n37852842\n9457004\n35506279\n38487063\n19188810\n26590558\n34120453\n31504121\n29155682\n32657419\n22761919\n22796254\n38563377\n37082970\n37401044\n28592598\n39081844\n34450083\n29459239\n38754010\n23152909\n35042940\n33648483\n29133354\n35132265\n31525410",
    "results": "Overall, 11,278 individuals participated. Hypertension prevalence decreased from 38.9\u00a0% to 35.2\u00a0%, with greater reductions in individuals with primary education (-6.1\u00a0%) and low income (-6.1\u00a0%). Awareness remained stable with time. Uncontrolled hypertension decreased (44.9\u00a0% to 42.2\u00a0%, ",
    "title": "Twenty years population-based trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Geneva, Switzerland.",
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}