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. 2010 Oct:(48):1-8.

Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008

Sung Sug Sarah Yoon  1 , Yechiam Ostchega, Tatiana Louis
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  • PMID: 21050532
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Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008

Sung Sug Sarah Yoon et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Oct.
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Abstract

High blood pressure is one of the most common risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke (1). This report evaluates the overall trends in age-adjusted high blood pressure prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control using the most recent 10 year NHANES data. It also examines these age-adjusted rates for hypertension by sex, age, and race and ethnicity.

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