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Table 6 Percentage (95% CI) of Chinese adults taking antihypertensive medication with blood pressure above goal according to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline and the 2010 China Hypertension Guideline based on the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey

From: Potential impacts of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association high blood pressure guideline on Chinese adults and how to address them

 

Blood pressure above goal according to:

Difference (2017 ACC/AHA but not 2010 Chinese Hypertension Guideline)

2017 ACC/AHA Guideline

2010 Chinese Hypertension Guideline

Overall

88.8 (87.2, 90.3)

53.3 (51.0, 55.7)

35.5 (33.1, 37.7)

Age, years

 18–34c

 35–44

96.9 (92.6, 100.0)

71.9 (60.9, 82.9)

25.0 (14.4, 35.6)

 45–54

90.1 (86.7, 93.5)

67.3 (62.0, 72.6)

22.8 (18.1, 27.5)

 55–64

87.8 (85.1, 90.4)

62.1 (58.2, 66.0)

25.6 (22.1, 29.2)

 65–74

88.6 (85.7, 91.6)

36.1 (31.6, 40.6)

52.5 (47.8, 57.2)

  ≥ 75

87.5 (83.6, 91.5)

41.5 (35.6, 47.4)

46.0 (40.0, 52.0)b

Sex

 Men

89.6 (87.3, 91.8)

53.2 (49.6, 56.8)

36.4 (32.9, 39.8)

 Women

88.1 (86.0, 90.2)

53.5 (50.2, 56.7)

34.7 (31.6, 37.7)

The history of CVDa

 Yes

88.7 (84.2, 93.9)

48.4 (41.2, 55.6)

40.3 (33.3, 47.4)

 No

88.8 (87.2, 90.4)

54.0 (51.4, 56.5)

34.8 (32.4, 37.2)

  1. a Defined by a self-reported history of stroke or coronary heart disease
  2. bChi-squaretest for Comparison among different subgroups, P < 0.05
  3. cSmall sample size (n = 2) is not adapted to calculate the percentage
  4. 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline - 2017 American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults