Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults — United States, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Samanic, Claudine M. ; Barbour, Kamil E. ; Liu, Yong ; Fang, Jing ; Lu, Hua ; Schieb, Linda ; Greenlund, Kurt J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Division of Population Health. ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.
• Description:
  Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke (1). The prevalence of hypertension is higher among men than among women, increases with age, is highest among non-Hispanic blacks (blacks) (2), and has been consistently highest in the Southeastern region of the United States (1). To update prevalence estimates for self-reported hypertension and use of antihypertensive medication, CDC analyzed data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The overall (unadjusted) prevalence of self-reported hypertension was 32.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 32.1%-32.7%). The age-standardized, median state-specific prevalence of self-reported hypertension was 29.7% (range = 24.3%-38.6%). Overall age-standardized hypertension prevalence was higher among men (32.9%) than among women (27.0%), highest among blacks (40.0%), decreased with increasing levels of education and household income, and was generally highest in the Southeastern and Appalachian states.* Among persons reporting hypertension, the overall unadjusted prevalence of self-reported antihypertensive medication use was 76.0% (95% CI = 75.5%-76.4%). The age-standardized, median state-specific prevalence of antihypertensive medication use among persons with reported hypertension was 59.4% (range = 50.2%-71.2%). Prevalence was higher among women than men, highest among blacks compared with other racial/ethnic groups, and highest among states in the Southeast, Appalachia, and the Dakotas. These findings can help inform CDC's initiatives to enhance hypertension awareness, treatment, and control across all states.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Antihypertensive Agents Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Female Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Prevalence Self Report Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(14):393-398
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  32271727
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7147902
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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