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Trends in Blood Pressure Control Among US Adults With Hypertension, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018
In this serial cross-sectional study that included 18,262 US adults aged 18 years or older with hypertension, with data weighted to be representative of the US population, the age-adjusted estimated proportion with controlled blood pressure increased from 31.8% in 1999-2000 to 48.5% in 2007-2008, remained stable through 2013-2014 (53.8%), and then declined to 43.7% in 2017-2018.
Are The Symptoms Of Coronary Heart Disease Different For Men And Women?
Despite the alarming statistics, a recent poll revealed that millions of women do not worry about having a heart attack because they believe only men suffer fatal cardiac arrests. The research, conducted by Healthspan, found that more than one in 10 women believe only men have to worry about heart complaints, while one in eight don’t believe women suffer from heart attacks at all.
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