Becker's Healthcare November 12, 2024
Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. had hypertension between August 2021 and 2023, though men were less likely to be aware of their status.
The CDC released the latest findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which includes statistics of hypertension among adults in the U.S. between August 2021 and August 2023.
Here are five things to know from the findings:
- The prevalence of hypertension was 47.7% overall.
- Prevalence of hypertension in men was 50.8% and 44.6% in women.
- Prevalence increased with age: 23.4% in ages 18-39, 52.5% in ages 40-59 and 71.6% in ages 60 and up.
- Prevalence remained higher in men than women for ages 18-39 (30.0% versus 16.4%) and...
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