US Trends in Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension, 1988-2008

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Hypertension is a prevalent condition affecting approximately 65 million individuals in the United States based on a preliminary report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2006 and coincident US population estimates.1,2 Given the prevalence and impact of hypertension on health outcomes and disparities,3-6 several national initiatives developed programs, guidelines, and policies to facilitate hypertension prevention, detection/awareness, treatment, and control.7-10 Hypertension control (defined as systolic blood pressure [BP] of 11,12 Another NHANES analysis reported that hypertension control increased from 25.0% in 1999-2000 to 33.1% in 2003-2004.13 A preliminary NHANES 2005-2006 report noted approximately 44% of all adults with hypertension achieved systolic BP of less than 140 mm Hg and diastolic BP of less than 90 mm Hg.1
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