Raquel C. Greer, Matti Marklund, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Laura K. Cobb et al.
Use of salt substitutes containing potassium chloride is a potential strategy to reduce sodium intake, increase potassium intake, and thereby lower blood pressure and prevent the adverse consequences of high blood pressure. In this review, we describe the rationale for using potassium-enriched salt ...
Andrew E. Moran, Margaret Farrell, Danielle Cazabon, Swagata Kumar Sahoo et al.
Generally, hypertension control programs are cost-effective, including in low- and middle-income countries, but country governments and civil society are not likely to support hypertension control programs unless value is demonstrated in terms of public health benefits, budget impact, and value-for-...
Akshar Saxena, Adam D. Koon, Christine J. Curtis, Eva A Goyena et al.
BACKGROUND: In 2018, the Philippines implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. A broader tax on unhealthy foods is being considered. We aimed to estimate the effect of a tax on unhealthy packaged foods. METHODS: In this modelling study, we used a multiple-cohort, proportional multistate life t...
Kathryn Foti, Di Zhao, Matti Marklund, Chathurangi H Pathiravasan et al.
Background and Objective: Even when blood pressure (BP) is measured accurately, BP may be misrecorded. “Threshold bias” occurs when BP measurements are intentionally or unintentionally recorded at values just below BP control goals and may occur due to incentives to improve BP control or to avoid me...
Matti Marklund, Rajeev Cherukupalli, Priya Pathak, Dinesh Neupane et al.
Background: Most patients with hypertension in India are not treated, in part due to insufficient healthcare providers. Objective: Estimate the current hypertension treatment capacity of the public healthcare system in India and simulate the effects of workforce system and treatment reforms designed...
Bunmi Ogungbe, Xiao Hu, Tasfia Hussain, Binh Nguyen et al.
Background: To massively scale up efforts to diagnose and treat hypertension, different screening strategies have been proposed (population-wide screening campaigns and healthcare facility-based “opportunistic” screening). However, no studies have compared their impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD...
Xiao Hu, A H M A D Khairul Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Alissa Pries et al.
Background: Sodium, saturated fat, and sugar intake in Bangladesh is rising, primarily driven by increasing consumption of packaged foods high in these nutrients. A front-of-package nutrient warning label (FoPL) policy is being proposed by the national government to protect against rising rates of d...
Qing Gu, Léopold Ndemnge Aminde, Prisca Petty Arfines, Kathy Trieu et al.
Kathryn Foti, Matti Marklund, Di Zhao, Chathurangi H Pathiravasan et al.
Introduction: Threshold bias, a tendency to record blood pressure (BP) measurements at values below the threshold for BP control in adults with hypertension, may be an underrecognized issue in clinical practice and research and could result in undertreatment of hypertension. Aim: To develop a method...
Matti Marklund, Lindsay Steele, Christine J. Curtis, Akshar Saxena et al.
6.4%) or diabetic and/or pre-hypertensive (systolic 120-139 mmHg or diastolic 80-89 mmHg) or hypertensive and had experienced food insecurity in the past year.Medicaid patients were evaluated at baseline and at 6 months for changes in HbA1c and blood pressure levels.Evaluation data were also collect...
Krishna D. Rao, Matti Marklund, Rajeev Cherukupalli, Zhiqi Yao et al.
Financial incentives have been used extensively in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve health and service coverage. Little is known about their effectiveness in improving hypertension outcomes. We conducted a narrative literature review to document features of select supply-sid...
Bunmi Ogungbe, Xiao Hu, Tasfia Hussain, Binh Huy Nguyen et al.
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The World Health Organization recommends opportunistic screening, defined as measuring blood pressure (BP) during routine healthcare visits even for unrelated reasons. However, implementation of this approach re...
Jubaida Akhtar, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Mohammad Noor Nabi Sayem, Mohamed Ahmed et al.
Introduction: The high burden of blood pressure-related cardiovascular diseases in Bangladesh is potentially caused by excessive dietary sodium and insufficient potassium intake. Our objective is to estimate dietary salt and potassium intake among Bangladesh rural and urban adults from urinary excre...
Matti Marklund, Krishna D. Rao, Rajeev Cherukupalli, Lawrence J. Appel et al.
Background and Objective: Hypertension is a growing concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance, have shown promise in improving non-hypertension outcomes. However, their efficacy and cost-effectiveness in hypertension management, espe...
Matti Marklund, Gitanjali Singh, Raquel C. Greer, Frederick Cudhea et al.
Population-level replacement of discretionary (i.e, table/cooking) salt with potassium-enriched salt substitutes is a promising strategy to reduce blood pressure (BP) and prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). This may be particularly impactful in countries like China where sodium intake is high, mai...