There are significant differences in hypertension prevalence and management between China and the US, highlighting a major opportunity to improve awareness and control in China to reduce stroke risk.
Hypertension is more common in the United States, but blood pressure levels are higher in China, which may be responsible for China's high stroke prevalence. The low rates of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension provide an exceptional opportunity for China to reduce risk in its population.
Lu et al. (Sat,) studied this question.