From 2017 to March 2020, around 45 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and older suffered from hypertension. This statistic shows the prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender.
Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender
Hypertension is defined based on an average of up to three systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements taken using an oscillometric protocol as a measured systolic blood pressure
greater than or equal to 130 mm Hg, a measured diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 80 mm Hg, or currently taking a medication to lower high blood pressure.
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CDC (The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). (June 14, 2021). Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778065/adults-with-hypertension-in-us-by-age-and-gender/
CDC (The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). "Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender." Chart. June 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778065/adults-with-hypertension-in-us-by-age-and-gender/
CDC (The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)). (2021). Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778065/adults-with-hypertension-in-us-by-age-and-gender/
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Prevalence of hypertension among adults in the U.S. from 2017 to March 2020, by age and gender [Graph], CDC (The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)), June 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778065/adults-with-hypertension-in-us-by-age-and-gender/
