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The prevalence of hypertension in Korean adults significantly increased from 20.7% in 2007 to 26.2% in 2011, with awareness, treatment, and control rates remaining low in younger age groups and males.
Cross-Sectional (n=12,598)
Hypertension prevalence in Korea fluctuated between 2007 and 2011, with younger individuals and males showing lower rates of awareness, treatment, and control.
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Rising prevalence with low control in young males warrants targeted screening; leaves open whether trends reflect true increases or detection shifts.
OBJECTIVES: We examined the trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Korea as a basis for improving hypertension control programs. METHODS: 12 598 participants of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included in this study. Weighted linear regression to test time trends from 2007 to 2011 was performed. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 20.7% in 2007, 29.4% in 2009, and 26.2% in 2011. Awareness of hypertension was 64.8% in 2007 and 61.1% in 2011. Awareness in those aged 65 and over was greater than in younger groups (age 19 to 44 and 45 to 64; p<0.001). The treatment rates were 58.4% in 2007 and 56.8% in 2011. The treatment rate was greater for those 65 and over than for younger age groups (p<0.001). The percentage of controlled hypertension was 37.6% in 2011. The percentage of controlled hypertension in those 65 and over was higher than in younger age groups (p<0.001). The treatment-control rates were 65.9% in 2007 and 67.7% in 2011. The prevalence of hypertension was higher in the males (p<0.001), while the awareness (p<0.001), treatment (p<0.001), and control (p<0.001) rates were higher in the females. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hypertension was increasing and the hypertension awareness, treatment, and control rates were low in younger age groups and males.
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Moon et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=12,598). Time period (2007 to 2011) vs. 2007 baseline was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension (p=<0.001). The prevalence of hypertension in Korean adults significantly increased from 20.7% in 2007 to 26.2% in 2011, with awareness, treatment, and control rates remaining low in younger age groups and males.
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