Research Article
May Measurement Month 2017–2019: A Community-Wide Opportunistic Blood Pressure Screening Campaign in Hong Kong
Table 1
Participant demographics.
| | | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
| | No of participants | 2358 | 717 | 149 | 3224 | | Mean age | 76.1 ± 8.2 | 60.3 ± 16.0 | 60.2 ± 17.2 | 71.9 ± 13.0 | | Mean BMI | — | 23.3 ± 4.0 | 23.4 ± 5.5 | — |
| | Gender | | | Male | 488/2358 (20.7%) | 184/717 (25.7%) | 47/149 (31.5%) | 719/3224 (22.3%) | | Female | 1870/2358 (79.3%) | 533/717 (74.3%) | 102/149 (68.5%) | 2505/3224 (77.7%) | | Ethnicity | | | East Asian | — | 187 (93.0%) | 143 (96.0%) | — | | South-East Asian | 12 (6.0%) | 4 (2.7%) | | White | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | | South Asian | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.7%) |
| | Medical history | | | Hypertension | 1313/2358 (55.7%) | 277/683 (40.6%) | 57/149 (38.3%) | 1647/3190 (51.6%) | | On antihypertensive medications | — | 55/201 (27.4%) | 56/149 (37.6%) | — | | Diabetes | 475/2358 (20.1%) | 84/717 (11.7%) | 12/149 (8.1%) | 571/3224 (17.7%) | | Previous heart attack | 289/2358 (12.3%) | 16/627 (2.6%) | 4/149 (2.7%) | 309/3134 (9.9%) | | Previous stroke | 124/2358 (5.3%) | 17/627 (2.7%) | 3/149 (2.0%) | 144/3134 (4.6%) |
| | Social history | | | Tobacco use | 48/2358 (2.0%) | 30/631 (4.8%) | 9/141 (6.4%) | 87/3130 (2.8%) | | Alcohol consumption | 107/2358 (4.5%) | 47/628 (7.5%) | 16/149 (10.7%) | 170/3135 (5.4%) |
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