Trends in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among United States Adults With Hypertension The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001 to 2010
Trends in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among United States Adults With Hypertension The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001 to 2010
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.112.096156
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发表时间:
2012-10-23
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Yoon, Sarah
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作者:
Gu, Qiuping;Burt, Vicki L.;Yoon, Sarah
Background-The monitoring of national trends in hypertension treatment and control can provide important insight into the effectiveness of primary prevention efforts for cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to examine recent trends in antihypertensive medication use and its impact on blood pressure control among US adults with hypertension.Methods and Results-A total of 9320 hypertensive people aged >= 18 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 to 2010 were included in this study. The prevalence of antihypertensive medication use increased from 63.5% in 2001 to 2002 to 77.3% in 2009 to 2010 (P-trend