Trends in Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in the United States, 1988-2000

CONTEXT: Prior analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data through 1991 have suggested that hypertension prevalence is declining, but more recent self-reported rates of hypertension suggest that the rate is increasing. OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in the prevalence, a... View More