The age-standardized prevalence of current antihypertensive medication use among U.S. adults aged between 18 and 44 years old was 42.5 percent in 2021. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age.
Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age*
* Current antihypertensive medication use was defined as affirmative response to “Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional
for your high blood pressure?”
Age-standardized prevalence.
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 7, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age*." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Hypertension Who Were Currently Using Antihypertensive Medication from 2017 to 2021, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication from 2017 to 2021, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114780/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-age/
