Aim To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension in Croatia, and to assess its association with various demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and health care usage factors. Methods We used the data from European Health Interview Survey wave 3, conducted in Croatia in 2019. The representative sample consisted of 5461 individuals aged 15 years and older. The association of undiagnosed hypertension with various factors was assessed with simple and multiple logistic regression models. The factors that contribute to undiagnosed hypertension were identified by comparing undiagnosed hypertension with normotension in the first model and with diagnosed hypertension in the second model. Results In the multiple logistic regression model, women and older age groups had lower adjusted odds ratio (OR) for undiagnosed hypertension than men and the youngest age group. Respondents living in the Adriatic region had a higher adjusted OR for undiagnosed hypertension than those living in the Continental region. Respondents who did not consult their family doctor in the previous 12 months and those who did not have their blood pressure measured by a health professional in the previous 12 months had a higher adjusted OR for undiagnosed hypertension. Conclusion Undiagnosed hypertension was significantly associated with male sex, age from 35 to 74, overweight, lack of consultation with a family doctor, and living in the Adriatic region. The results of this study should be used to inform preventive public health measures and activities.

Kardiovaskularne bolesti (KVB) su vodeÊe nezarazne bolesti, odgovorne za gotovo polovinu smrtnosti od nezaraznih bolesti. Prema podacima Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije, 2008. godine KVB su bile uzrok smrti 17,3 milijuna ljudi na razini svijeta (30% sveukupne smrtnosti), od toga, 7,3 milijuna smrti od ishemijskih bolesti srca, a 6,2 milijuna od cerebrovaskularnih bolesti. Viπe od 3 milijuna tih smrti bilo je u dobi do 60 godina. Udio prijevremenih smrti od KVB varira od 4% u visoko dohodovnim zemljama do 42% u nisko dohodovnim zemljama. Procjenjuje se da Êe do 2030. godine umirati 23,6 milijuna ljudi zbog KVB 1,2 . Prema Svjetskoj kardioloπkoj federaciji KVB su odgovorne za 10% optereÊe-nja bolestima izraaeeno pokazateljem DALYs (u Ëiji izraËun ulaze izgubljene godine aeivota radi prijevremenog umiranja i godine onesposobljenosti uslijed bolesti) u nisko dohodovnim zemljama i za oko 18% DALYs u visoko dohodovnim zemljama 3 . Pokazatelj izgubljene godine aeivota (YLL) zbog Cardiovascular disease -a global public health problem Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major non-communicable diseases accountable for nearly a half of deaths from non-communicable diseases. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2008 the CVDs were the cause of death of 17.3 million of people at an international level (30% of all deaths), of whom 7.3 million of deaths were caused by ischemic heart disease and 6.2 million of deaths were caused by cerebrovascular diseases. More than 3 million of these deaths occurred at the age up to 60 years of age. The frequency of premature deaths from CVDs ranges from 4% in high-income countries to 42% in low-income countries. It is estimated that by the year 2030, some 23.6 million of people will die from CVD 1,2 . According to the World Heart Federation, CVD accounts for 10% of burden of diseases expressed by the indicator DALYs (disability adjusted life years -which includes years of life lost due to premature death and disability due to the disease) in low-income countries, and for about 18% of DALYs in highincome countries 3 . The indicator of years of life lost (YLL) SAAEETAK: Prema podacima Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije kardiovaskularne bolesti (KVB) uzrok su smrti 17,3 milijuna ljudi na razini svijeta, odnosno 30% ukupne smrtnosti, a na razini Europe odgovorne su za 47% svih smrti. U Hrvatskoj su takoer vodeÊi uzrok smrti s udjelom od 48,3% u ukupnom mortalitetu 2012. godine. Uzrok su smrti u 54,5% umrlih aeena i 42,1% umrlih muπkaraca. U bolniËkom morbiditetu KVB su godinama na prvom ili drugom mjestu po broju hospitalizacija, izmjenjujuÊi se s malignim bolestima. Stope hospitalizacija za KVB rastu s dobi i viπe su u muπkaraca nego u aeena u svim dobnim skupinama. Intenzivniji porast bolniËkog morbiditeta poËinje u dobi iznad 40 godina, desetak godina ranije od porasta smrtnosti. Posljednjih deset godina uoËava se kontinuirani trend smanjenja smrtnosti zbog KVB, πto je izraaeenije za cerebrovaskularne bolesti, nego za ishemijsku bolest srca i to osobito za dob o...

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