Sex differences in the use of blood pressure lowering therapy and blood pressure control
Among individuals with hypertension, women initiated antihypertensive therapy at lower intensities and were less likely to be uptitrated than men. Nonetheless, attainment of blood pressure targets within 6 months after initiation was higher in women than men.
Authors
- Elisabeth Smits (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1882-4748)
- Alicia Uijl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-7741)
- Sanne A.E. Peters
- Diederick E. Grobbee
- Pauline A.J. Kiss
- Miriam C.J.M. Sturkenboom
- Tessa C.X. Duk
Institutions
- The George Institute for Global Health (GB)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Pharmo Institute (NL)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000004248
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00