title: [Hypertension: prevalence, early diagnosis, control and trends in Mexican adults].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aims to describe the prevalence, distribution and trends of hypertension (HT) in Mexican adults ≥20 years, and to describe the prevalence of early diagnosis and treatment of HT.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 10 898 adults were considered. The measurement of blood pressure was performed following the procedures recommended by the American Heart Association. An adult was considered, hypertensive when he met the diagnostic criteria of JNC-7.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of HT was 31.5%, of which 47.3% were unaware of their condition. Pharmacological treatment was not associated with a higher percentage of subjects under control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalences from 2000, 2006 and 2012 suggest that there is a stabilization. A health problem of this magnitude requires better diagnosis, care and training of the medical sector so that appropriate treatments are prescribed and HT control can be enhanced.
authors.affiliation: Centro de investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Campos-Nonato
authors.affiliation: Centro de investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Barrera
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rojas-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Centro de investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pedroza
authors.affiliation: Centro de investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medina-García
authors.affiliation: Centro de investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: Simón
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barquera-Cervera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult