Among U.S. adults surveyed in large central metro areas (in the city) the prevalence of antihypertensive medication use in 2017 was 56.2 percent. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status.
Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status*
* 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. (May 8, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status*." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Hypertension Who Were Currently Using Antihypertensive Medication in 2017, by Urban-rural Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by urban-rural status* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115818/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-urban-rural-status/
