A representative group of the Austrian population was surveyed to gain informations about various aspects of the blood pressure problem. 22% of the persons surveyed (16-70 years) reported hypotension and 14% hypertension. Especially women very often (29%) consider their blood pressure rather low. 17% of the respondents consider hypotension "very dangerous", 47% "dangerous under certain conditions"; 30% prefer the statement "rather not dangerous". Women are less concerned about hypotension than men. Although hypotension very often is not recognized as a serious health problem this issue has implication on morbidity statistics and other aspects of public health, e. g. frequency of medical consultations, drug treatment, health economy. The population shows a high degree of awareness of this question of health.
Adolescent Adult