[Comment] Hypertension in China: the gap between policy and practice

The high prevalence of hypertension in China is well known, with stroke being the most common cause of death and disability.1 Two large nationwide studies reported in The Lancet2,3 highlight that although the prevalence of hypertension in China is similar to that suggested in previous studies, it is simple deficiencies in the country's health system that make a large contribution to the disease burden. Both studies used data from the PEACE (Patient-Centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) Million Persons Project (MPP), which enrolled 1 ·7 million adults aged 35–75 years from across China.

Source: LANCET - October 25, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Therese Hesketh, Xudong Zhou Tags: Comment Source Type: research