Factors Associated with Awareness, Treatment, and Control Rate of Hypertension among Korean Young Adults Aged 30-49 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control have been substantially improved in the last decades worldwide, but hypertension management in younger adults is still challenged. We analyzed a nationally representative sample of Korea to investigate factors affecting hypertension management among the young Korean population.

Methods

Among 8,024 young adults aged 30-49 years from the 2014-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1,103 participants with hypertension were analyzed to identify factors associated with hypertension management status. Multiple logistic regression models were conducted separately by sex.

Results

Young adults with hypertension showed a low rate of awareness (35.8%), treatment (30.9%), and control (2

SUBMITTER: Jeon YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7707985 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature