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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Hypertension,† by Sex and Race and Ethnicity — United States, August 2021–August 2023
Weekly / December 5, 2024 / 73(48);1110
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Abbreviation: NH = non-Hispanic.
* Age-adjusted percentages are based on the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau standard population, using age groups 18–39, 40–59, and ≥60 years, with 95% CIs indicated by error bars.
† Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥80 mm Hg, or currently taking medication to lower blood pressure.
During August 2021–August 2023, the age-adjusted percentage of adults with hypertension was 44.5% and was highest among non-Hispanic Black or African American (Black) adults (58.0%). Hypertension was also highest for Black adults among both men and women. In addition, hypertension was higher among non-Hispanic Asian, non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic or Latino men compared with women.
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170362
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, August 2021–August 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/index.htm
Reported by: Cheryl D. Fryar, MSPH, clf9@cdc.gov; Brian K. Kit, MD.
For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/high-blood-pressure/about/index.html
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Hypertension, by Sex and Race and Ethnicity — United States, August 2021–August 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:1110. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7348a5.
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