State-Level Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Improving hypertension control is a national priority. Electronic health record data have the potential to augment traditional surveillance systems. This study aimed to assess hypertension prevalence and control at the state level using a previously established electronic health record-based phenotype for hypertension.

Methods

Adult patients (N=11,031,368) were included from the IQVIA ambulatory electronic medical record-U.S. 2019 data set. IQVIA ambulatory electronic medical record comprises electronic health records from >100,000 providers and includes patients from every U.S. state and Washington DC. Authors compared hypertension prevalence and control estimates against those from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2019. Results were age-standardi

SUBMITTER: He S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898652 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature