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Person—hypertension treatment with antihypertensive medication indicator (current), code N

Definition

Whether a person is currently being treated for hypertension (high blood pressure) using antihypertensive medication, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—hypertension treatment with antihypertensive medication indicator (current), code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

Record if a person is currently being treated for hypertension using antihypertensive medication.

CODE 2 No

Record if a person is not currently being treated for hypertension using antihypertensive medication.

Origin:
National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary.

References

Pahor M, Psaty BM, Furberg CD. Treatment of hypertensive patients with diabetes. Lancet 1998; 351:689-90. Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group [erratum appears in Br Med J 1999; 318:29]. Br Med J 1998; 317:703-13.

Grossman E, Messerli FH, Goldbourt U, Curb JD, Pressel SL, Cutler JA, Savage PJ, Applegate WB, Black H, et al. Effect of diuretic-based antihypertensive treatment on cardiovascular disease risk in older diabetic patients with isolated systolic hypertension. Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group. JAMA 1996; 276:1886-92.

Hypertension in diabetes [Australian Prescriber Feb 2002]. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2002;21.


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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