December 12, 2006HypertensionOpen Access

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among United States Adults 1999–2004

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Population

14,653 United States adults aged ≥18 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KOKwok Leung OngThe University of Sydney BCBernard M.Y. CheungPreventive Cardiology YMYu Bun ManChinese University of Hong Kong

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Implication

Supports ongoing hypertension surveillance; leaves open whether gains persist or generalize to current populations.

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Population

14,653 United States adults aged ≥18 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 database.

Outcome

Trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension

Between 1999 and 2004, blood pressure control rates among US adults improved significantly, although the overall prevalence of hypertension did not decline.

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Ong et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ffcc07d1d8b50f8e9a105b https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.0000252676.46043.18

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Hypertension management

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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among United States Adults 1999–2004

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