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Hypertensive status by age from 724 person-visits contributed by 410 participants with stages 1 and 2 hypertensive BP readings. Those who reported diagnosis of hypertension were labeled as recognized versus those who did not as unrecognized. Participants who were prescribed antihypertensive medication but demonstrated hypertensive BP readings were labeled as uncontrolled, while those not on medication were labeled as untreated.
