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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Samanic, Claudine M. ; Barbour, Kamil E. ; Liu, Yong ; Fang, Jing ; Lu, Hua ; ... More +
Samanic, Claudine M. ; Barbour, Kamil E. ; Liu, Yong ; Fang, Jing ; Lu, Hua ; Schieb, Linda ; Greenlund, Kurt J. Less -
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.
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. Less -
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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.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Antihypertensive Agents Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Female Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Prevalence Self Report Young Adult
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(14):393-398
Pubmed ID:
32271727
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7147902
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.) ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.) ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.) Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:cd3fb885482280f8185661655123d298ca7853f071a53007bf7489bf1a9b29d7
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/87231/cdc_87231_DS1.pdf
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