Prevalence of hypertension and controlled hypertension among United States adults: Evidence from NHANES 2017-18 survey

Background: This study aims to compare the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and controlled hypertension (CHTN) in US adults and determine the absolute difference in the prevalence of HTN and CHTN between the JNC7 and ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines. Methods: Data for this study were derived from the most re...

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Main Authors: Juwel Rana, John Oldroyd, Md. Momin Islam, Carla E. Tarazona-Meza, Rakibul M. Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology. Hypertension
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USA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590086220300380