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Globally, four in ten people older than 25 years have hypertension, with fewer than 50% aware of their status and only 14% having controlled blood pressure.
Highlights the daunting global burden of hypertension, emphasizing the need for increased global attention to improve blood pressure control.
Increased blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death worldwide, leads to the greatest disease burden in low-income to middle-income countries (LMICs), and prevalence is increasing.1,2 By contrast, the age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension is decreasing in high-income countries.2 The global data on hypertension are daunting: four in ten people older than 25 years have hypertension, fewer than 50% are aware of their status, and only 14% have controlled blood pressure.2 Increased global attention will improve hypertension control.
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Campbell et al. (2019) conducted an editorial in Hypertension. Globally, four in ten people older than 25 years have hypertension, with fewer than 50% aware of their status and only 14% having controlled blood pressure.
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