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Table 1 Perceived prevalence of markers of hypertension-related organ damage and cerebrovbascular diseases, including transient ischemic attack and stroke, according to physicians’ answers to survey questionnaire [questions num. 01–06]

From: Attitudes and preferences for the clinical management of hypertension and hypertension-related cerebrovascular disease in the general practice: results of the Italian hypertension and brain survey

Question (num/text)

Answers (%)

 

Overall (N = 591)

SPs (n = 48)

GPs (n = 543)

Q01. Which is the most prevalent marker of organ damage do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

469 (80.9)

37 (77.1)

432 (81.2)

 Carotid Atherosclerosis

46 (7.9)

6 (12.5)

40 (7.5)

 Microalbuminuria or Proteinuria

34 (5.9)

5 (10.4)

29 (5.5)

 Impaired eGFR or CrCl

26 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

26 (4.9)

 Impaired ABI or PWV

5 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

5 (0.9)

Q02. Which is the prevalence of cardiac organ damage (i.e. left ventricular hypertrophy) do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 10–20%

110 (18.9)

7 (14.6)

103 (19.3)

 21–40%

278 (47.8)

24 (50.0)

254 (47.6)

 41–50%

120 (20.6)

10 (20.8)

110 (20.6)

 > 50%

74 (12.7)

7 (14.6)

67 (12.5)

Q03. Which is the prevalence of renal organ damage (i.e. MAU, proteinuria, reduced eGFR or creatinine clearance) do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 10–20%

196 (33.7)

17 (35.4)

179 (33.6)

 21–40%

267 (46.0)

26 (54.2)

241 (45.2)

 41–50%

88 (15.1)

4 (8.3)

84 (15.8)

 > 50%

30 (5.2)

1 (2.1)

29 (5.4)

Q04. Which is the prevalence of vascular organ damage (i.e. carotid or peripheral atherosclerosis) do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 10–20%

430 (74.3)

33 (68.8)

397 (74.8)

 21–40%

132 (22.8)

15 (31.3)

117 (22.0)

 41–50%

11 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

11 (2.1)

 > 50%

6 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (1.1)

Q05. Which is the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (i.e. transient ischemic attack) do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 10–20%

388 (67.6)

37 (82.2)

351 (66.4)

 21–40%

143 (24.9)

8 (17.8)

135 (25.5)

 41–50%

35 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

35 (6.6)

 > 50%

8 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

8 (1.5)

Q06. Which is the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (i.e. stroke) do you find in patients with hypertension in your clinical practice?

 10–20%

432 (75.0)

42 (93.3)

390 (73.4)

 21–40%

116 (20.1)

3 (6.7)

113 (21.3)

 41–50%

24 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

24 (4.5)

 > 50%

4 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.8)

  1. SPs specialized physicians, GPs general practitioners, MAU microalbuminuria, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate