title: Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2011-2014.
abstract: Hypertension is a public health challenge in the United States because it directly increases the risk for cardiovascular disease (1). National and regional health initiatives, including Healthy People 2020, the Million Hearts Initiative, and the Community Preventive Services Task Force, have sought to increase public awareness of the health benefits of improving blood pressure control (2-4). This report presents updated estimates for the prevalence and control of hypertension in the United States for 2011-2014.
authors.forename: Sung Sug Sarah
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Cheryl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fryar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D017677:Age Distribution; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001213:Asian; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents