World Hypertension League

Information Center Survey Table 1:

Population characteristics and study design (cross-sectional studies):

Country	Description of area	Sample size	Age range	Survey year	Gender (%Males)	Socioeconomic Status

*Describe the area where the study was conducted as urban, rural, and mixed
**Low/ mid/ high (please include the definitions used)

Table 2:
Epidemiology of hypertension

Definition of hypertension used:
		Hypertension Prevalence	Hypertension Awareness	Hypertension Treatment	Hypertension Control
Overall
Residence	Urban
	Rural
Gender distribution	Males
	Females
Socioeconomic Status	Low
	Mid
	High
Education	Illiterate
	Secondary education
	University education

Table 3:
Hypertensive complications (subclinical):

SUBCLINICAL	Prevalence
	Overall	Males	Females	Hypertensives	Normotensives
Coronary Heart Disease Silent ischaemia Silent Infarction
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy*
Impaired LV Diastolic Function*
Impaired LV Systolic Function*
Arrhythmia
Carotid & Peripheral Atherosclerosis
Aortic Aneurysm
Optic fundus changes

N.B. * Definition Required

Table 4:
Hypertensive complications (clinical):

SUBCLINICAL	Prevalence
	Overall	Males	Females	Hypertensives	Normotensives
Coronary Heart Disease Angina Pectoris* Myocardial Infarction*
Heart Failure*
Stroke
Transient Ischaemic Attacks
Claudications
Aortic Dissection

N.B. * Definition Required

Table 5:
Cardiovascular Risk Factors:

	Prevalence
	Overall	Males	Females	Hypertensives	Normotensives
Obesity
Smoking
Diabetes Mellitus
Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Hypercolesterolaemia
Hypertriglyceridaemia
Low HDL

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