This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. youth with hypertension using updated clinical guidelines from 2013 to 2016, by age. According to the data, among those aged 12-17 years 3.21 percent had hypertension during that time.
Prevalence of hypertension among U.S. youth from 2013 to 2016, by age group*
* New guideline: adolescents aged 12–17 years were classified as having hypertension if mean systolic or diastolic blood pressure was ≥95th percentile (using 2017 percentile tables), or systolic blood pressure was ≥130 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure was ≥80 mmHg, or the participant reported were taking antihypertensive medication (available for ages 16–19 years). Persons aged 18–19 years were classified as having hypertension if systolic blood pressure was ≥130 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure was ≥80 mmHg, or if the participant reported taking antihypertensive medication.
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MMWR, & CDC. (July 13, 2018). Prevalence of hypertension among U.S. youth from 2013 to 2016, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/885461/hypertension-us-youth-prevalence/
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MMWR, CDC. (2018). Prevalence of hypertension among U.S. youth from 2013 to 2016, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885461/hypertension-us-youth-prevalence/
MMWR, and CDC. "Prevalence of Hypertension among U.S. Youth from 2013 to 2016, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885461/hypertension-us-youth-prevalence/
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Prevalence of hypertension among U.S. youth from 2013 to 2016, by age group* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, July 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/885461/hypertension-us-youth-prevalence/
