Arterial Hypertension: Prevalence, Awareness, Antihypertensive Drug Use, and Treatment Effectiveness

This article presents the results of the first large-scale survey conducted within the Federal Target Program “Prevention and Treatment of Arterial Hypertension in the Russian Federation”. Randomized representative cluster samples of non-organized male and female populations aged 15–75+ years across seven Federal Regions were examined (response rate >80%). The age-standardized prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) was 39.5% (higher in women—40.4% vs. 37.2% in men). Awareness of AH was 77.9% (80.3% in women and 75% in men). Antihypertensive drug use was reported by 59.4% (63.1% of women and 53.1% of men), with effective treatment achieved in only 21.5% (22.5% of women and 20.5% of men). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) were the most frequently prescribed drugs (70.7%).