High blood pressure prevalence, awareness, treatment, and blood pressure control among Ugandans with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders.
Winnie KiboneFelix BongominJerom OkotAngel Lisa NansubugaLincoln Abraham TentenaEdbert Bagasha NuwamanyaTitus WinyiWhitney Balirwanull Sarah KiguliJoseph Baruch BalukuAnthony MakhobaMark KaddumukasaPublished in: PloS one (2023)
There was a high burden of HBP among people with RMDs in Uganda with poor blood pressure control, associated with high BMI and increasing age. There is a need for further assessment of the RMD specific drivers of HBP and meticulous follow up of patients with RMDs.