Between 1988-1994 and 1999-2004, hypertension prevalence in US adults increased, largely driven by rising BMI, though awareness, treatment, and control rates also modestly improved.
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Rising prevalence despite treatment gains warrants prevention focus; leaves open BMI's causal role pending longitudinal data.
Cutler et al. (2008) studied this question.
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