120178 20240319081014.0 doi 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604913 sideral 130610 ART-2022-130610 eng Lear-Claveras, Ana Sex Differences in Clinical Parameters, Pharmacological and Health-Resource Utilization in a Population With Hypertension Without a Diagnosis of COVID-19 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Objectives: Determine the changes in clinical, pharmacological and healthcare resource use parameters, between the 6 months prior to the lockdown and the 6 months following its end, in a population with hypertension who did not have a diagnosis of COVID-19.Methods: Real world data observational study of 245,979 persons aged >16 years with hypertension in Aragon (Spain). Clinical (systolic-diastolic blood pressure, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), blood creatinine, cholesterol, triglycerides and anthropometric measures); pharmacological (diuretics, calcium channel antagonists, and ACE inhibitors); and utilization of healthcare resources were considered. We performed the Student’s T-test for matched samples (quantitative) and the Chi-squared test (qualitative) to analyze differences between periods.Results: SBP, DBP, parameters of renal function and triglycerides displayed a significant, albeit clinically irrelevant, worsening in women. In men only DBP and eGFR showed a worsening, although to a lesser extent than in women. Certain antihypertensive drugs and health-resource utilization remained below pre-pandemic levels across the 6 months post-lockdown.Conclusion: Changes in lifestyles, along with difficulties in access to routine care has not substantially compromised the health and quality of life of patients with hypertension. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-RICAPPS/RD21-0016-0005 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-RICAPPS/RD21-0022 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.6 2022 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 42 / 180 = 0.233 2022 Q1 T1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 64 / 207 = 0.309 2022 Q2 T1 1.289 2022 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2022 Q1 Health (social science) 2022 Q1 5.0 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Oliván-Blázquez, Bárbara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6565-9699 Clavería, Ana Couso-Viana, Sabela Puente-Comesaña, Jesús Magallón Botaya, Rosa Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5494-6550 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social 1007 610 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Medicina 67 (2022), 1604913 [10 pp.] Int. j. public health International Journal of Public Health 1661-8556 643482 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120178/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2022667 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120178/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:120178 articulos driver 2024-03-18-15:25:18 ARTICLE