Population
Chinese adults
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Hypertension is highly prevalent in China with alarmingly low rates of awareness, treatment, and control, highlighting a critical need for intensified public health interventions.
Structured PICO
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Population
Chinese adults (discussion of multiple cohorts including the PURE-China subcohort of 45,108 participants aged 35-70 years and other national surveys)
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Outcome
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension
Hypertension is highly prevalent in China with alarmingly low rates of awareness, treatment, and control, highlighting a critical need for intensified public health interventions.
Limitations
- Differences in age range, blood pressure measurement methods, and sampling methods limit direct comparability between surveys
- PURE study participants are not a representative random sample from the general population
Cite This Study
Jiang He (2015) studied this question.