An assessment of adherence to antihypertensive treatment and associated factors in patients at the Yaounde general hospital

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE I: BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT 1

TABLE II: BLOOD PRESSURE THRESHOLDS FOR DEFINITION OF HYPERTENSION WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEASUREMENT 17

TABLE III: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FOR SECONDARY HYPERTENSION, ORGAN DAMAGE AND VISCERAL OBESITY 18

TABLE IV: LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS 20

TABLE V: CLASSES AND SUBCLASSES OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS WITH COMMON EXAMPLES 23

TABLE VI: THE 8-ITEM MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE 57

TABLE VII: CUT-OFFS FOR THE 8-ITEM MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE 58

TABLE VIII: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY POPULATION 62

TABLE IX: DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE USED BY THE STUDY POPULATION ON ENROLMENT 68

TABLE X: DISTRIBUTION OF THERAPEUTIC VARIABLES 70

TABLE XI: DISTRIBUTION OF ADHERENCE PROFILES 71

TABLE XII: DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO BLOOD PRESSURE STATUS AND GOOD ADHERENCE 72

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS/SYMBOLS

ACE	: Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACEI	: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
AHT	: Antihypertensive therapy
ARA	: Angiotensin receptor antagonist
BMI	: Body mass index
BP	: Blood pressure
CCB	: Calcium channel blocker
CI95	: 95% Confidence interval
DALY	: Disability-Adjusted Life Year
DRI	: Direct renin inhibitor
DBP	: Diastolic blood pressure
HBP	: High Blood Pressure
HDL	: High density lipoprotein
hsCRP	: High sensitivity C reactive protein
I.V.	: Intravenous
LDL	: Low density lipoprotein
MISS	: Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale
MMAS-8	: Eight-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale
NSAID	: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OR	: Odds ratio
PA	: Primary aldosteronism
RAS	:Renin-angiotensin system
SBP	: Systolic blood pressure
SVR	: Systemic vascular resistance
TDM	: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
UK	: United Kingdom
WHO	: World Health Organization
YGH	: Yaounde General Hospital