Health
US Sees Drop in Hypertension Control – TCTMD
The most recent NHANES data show a “very bad” control rate of around 44%, about a 10% fall from the peak a few years earlier.
Blood pressure control among Americans with hypertension declined in the most recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a disconcerting finding under normal circumstances but especially so in light of the fact that hypertension has been identified as an important factor tied to more serious consequences from COVID-19.
Much progress had been made in the first part of the 21st century, with the control rate increasing from 31.8% in 1999-2000 to 48.5% in 2007-…
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