Improvement of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among chronic kidney disease patients in China from 1999 to 2005

Controlling hypertension is important to protect renal function and prevent cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, data on hypertension awareness,

treatment and control among CKD patients are limited. Two nationwide surveys were conducted in China in 1999–2000 and 2004–2005 among, respectively, 1328 and 1244 adult, non-dialysis,

hypertensive CKD patients, to assess the status of hypertension awareness, treatment and control and associated factors. A standard questionnaire was adopted, and blood pressure (BP) was

measured by trained staff according to a standard protocol in both surveys. Compared with the data from 1999–2000, the data from 2004–2005 showed increased awareness (87.2 vs. 75.7%, P