An acceleration in hypertension-related mortality for middle-aged and older Americans, 1999-2016: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension-related mortality has been increasing in recent years; however, limited information exists concerning rate, temporal, secular, and geographic trends in the United States.

Methods and results

Using CDC death certificate data spanning 1999-2016, we sought to delineate trends in deaths attributable to an underlying cause of hypertension using joinpoint regression and proportion testing. From 1999-2016, the hypertension-related mortality rate increased by 36.4% with an average annual percent change (AAPC) of 1.8% for individuals ≥ 35 years of age. Interestingly, there was a notable acceleration in the AAPC of hypertension mortality between 2011 and 2016 (2.7% per year). This increase was due to a significant uptick in mortality for individuals ≥ 55 years

SUBMITTER: Forrester SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961854 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature