Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults --- United States, 2017

Published on April 9, 2020

Analysis of 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data found that approximately one third of U.S. adults reported having hypertension, and an estimated 75% of those reporting having hypertension reported using antihypertensive medication.

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