The Burden of Adult Hypertension in the United States 1999 to 2000: A Rising Tide

By L. Fields, V. Burt, J. Cutler, Jeffrey Hughes, E. Roccella, P. Sorlie. HYPERTENSION, 2004

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Effects of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification on Diet, Weight, Physical Fitness, and Blood Pressure Control: 18-Month Results of a Randomized Trial (2006, background): “In light of recent national data showing an alarming increase in the prevalence of hypertension (48), there is a critical public health need for improved behavioral intervention programs, including those appropriate for delivery in the clinical setting, that enable individuals with or at risk for hy”
Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention (2017, background): “Hypertension control has improved because of heightened awareness and treatment options, with ≈50% controlled in 2008, and the prevalence of hypertension in the United States has remained at 29%.(69,70) In addition to medication for hypertension control, hypertensive patients are encouraged to engag”
Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke (2011, neutral): “to 2000 and 2007 to 2008, the prevalence of hypertension in the United States remained stable at 29%.(223,224) Hypertension control has also improved over the past 25 years, with control rates of 27.”
Ten Putative Contributors to the Obesity Epidemic (2009, neutral): “For example, more than 65 million Americans have hypertension and the prevalence is increasing (Fields et al., 2004).”