Trends in Blood Pressure Control Among US Adults With Hypertension, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Controlling blood pressure (BP) reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease.

Objective

To determine whether BP control among US adults with hypertension changed from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018.

Design, setting, and participants

Serial cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, weighted to be representative of US adults, between 1999-2000 and 2017-2018 (10 cycles), including 18 262 US adults aged 18 years or older with hypertension defined as systolic BP level of 140 mm Hg or higher, diastolic BP level of 90 mm Hg or higher, or use of antihypertensive medication. The date of final data collection was 2018.

Exposures

Calendar year.

Main outcomes and measures

Mean BP was computed using 3 measurements. The

SUBMITTER: Muntner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489367 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature