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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control among adults aged >=18 years - Los Angeles County, 1999-2006 and 2007-2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Aug 26, 2017

Despite considerable improvement in increasing the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension remain public health challenges. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used to estimate the prevalence of hypertension, as well as awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adults aged >=18 years in Los Angeles County compared with adults aged >=18 years in the United States during 1999–2006 and 2007–2014. During 2007–2014, the prevalence of hypertension was 23.1% among adults in Los Angeles County, lower than the prevalence of 29.6% among all U.S. adults. Among adults with hypertension in Los Angeles County, substantial improvements from 1999–2006 to 2007–2014 were found in hypertension awareness (increase from 73.8% to 84.6%), treatment (61.3% to 77.2%), and control (28.5% to 48.3%). Similar improvements were also seen among all U.S. adults. Although the prevalence of hypertension among adults in Los Angeles County meets the Healthy People 2020 (https://www.healthypeople.gov/) goal of <=26.9%, continued progress is needed to meet the Healthy People 2020 goal of >=61.2% for control of hypertension.
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