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Per Hjerpe
Researcher at University of Gothenburg
Publications - 48
Citations - 1910
Per Hjerpe is an academic researcher from University of Gothenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Population. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 43 publications receiving 1591 citations. Previous affiliations of Per Hjerpe include Malmö University & Lund University.
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A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena
Juan Merlo,Basile Chaix,Henrik Ohlsson,Anders Beckman,Kristina Johnell,Per Hjerpe,Lennart Råstam,Klaus Steenberg Larsen +7 more
TL;DR: Moves of variation in logistic regression should be promoted in social epidemiological and public health research as efficient means of quantifying the importance of the context of residence for understanding disparities in health and health related behaviour.
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Validity of registration of ICD codes and prescriptions in a research database in Swedish primary care: a cross-sectional study in Skaraborg primary care database
TL;DR: The frequency and validity of ICD code and drug prescription registration in the new Skaraborg primary care database (SPCD) was investigated and interventions directed towards the physicians where the greatest amount of variation was found were found.
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Persistence to antihypertensive drug treatment in Swedish primary healthcare
Miriam Qvarnström,Thomas Kahan,Helle Kieler,Lena Brandt,Jan Hasselström,Kristina Bengtsson Boström,Karin Manhem,Per Hjerpe,Björn Wettermark +8 more
TL;DR: Major determinants of discontinuation of antihypertensive drug treatment are male sex, young age, mild-to-moderate systolic blood pressure elevation, and birth outside of Sweden.
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Gender differences in antihypertensive drug treatment: results from the Swedish Primary Care Cardiovascular Database (SPCCD).
Charlotta Ljungman,Thomas Kahan,Linus Schiöler,Per Hjerpe,Jan Hasselström,Björn Wettermark,Björn Wettermark,Kristina Bengtsson Boström,Karin Manhem +8 more
TL;DR: Women have higher systolic and lower diastolic blood pressures, irrespective of comorbidity, and men have interrupted treatment more often with ACEIs/ARBs, which could affect outcome and warrant further investigation.
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The Swedish Primary Care Cardiovascular Database (SPCCD): 74 751 hypertensive primary care patients
Jan Hasselström,Ramin Zarrinkoub,Charlotte Holmquist,Per Hjerpe,Charlotta Ljungman,Miriam Qvarnström,Björn Wettermark,Karin Manhem,Thomas Kahan,Kristina Bengtsson Boström +9 more
TL;DR: This large and representative database shows that there is room for improvement of BP control in Sweden, and will provide a rich source for further research of hypertension and its complications.