title: QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Prevalence*(,)(†) of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Hypertension(§) Who Are Aware They Have Hypertension,(¶) by Sex and Race/Ethnicity - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2011-2014.
abstract: For the period 2011-2014, 83.3% of adults aged ≥18 years with hypertension were aware of their hypertension status. Overall, a smaller percentage of non-Hispanic Asian adults (74.0%) with hypertension were aware of their status compared with non-Hispanic white (83.9%), non-Hispanic black (85.9%), and Hispanic adults (80.5%) with hypertension. This pattern generally was found for both men and women, with the exception of non-Hispanic Asian men and Hispanic men, where the difference was not significant. A larger percentage of non-Hispanic black and Hispanic women were aware of their hypertension condition compared with non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men, respectively.