Table 1.
Blood Pressure cuff sizes among all adults, and adults with hypertension -- NHANES 2015–2020
| Sample | Population | Small | Adult | Large | Extra-Large | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Adults | n | Na (millions) |
% | (se) | N (millions) |
% | (se) | N (millions) |
% | (se) | N (millions) |
% | (se) | N (millions) |
| Total | 13,038 | 246.1 | 6.4 | (0.3) | 15.6 | 50.7 | (0.8) | 124.7 | 39.7 | (0.8) | 97.7 | 3.3 | (0.2) | 8.1 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| 18–34 | 3,546 | 71.3 | 9.0 | (0.6) | 6.4 | 49.0 | (1.1) | 35.0 | 38.6 | (1.2) | 27.5 | 3.4 | (0.5) | 2.4 |
| 35–64 | 6,476 | 125.6 | 4.6 | (0.3) | 5.8 | 48.0 | (1.2) | 60.3 | 43.4 | (1.2) | 54.5 | 3.9 | (0.4) | 5.0 |
| ≥65 | 3,016 | 49.3 | 6.9 | (0.7) | 3.4 | 59.7 | (1.4) | 29.4 | 32.0 | (1.3) | 15.8 | 1.4 | (0.3) | 0.7 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Men | 6,484 | 121.4 | 2.2 | (0.2) | 2.7 | 45.3 | (1.3) | 55.0 | 49.4 | (1.3) | 60.0 | 3.2 | (0.3) | 3.8 |
| Women | 6,554 | 124.7 | 10.4 | (0.5) | 13.0 | 55.9 | (1.0) | 69.7 | 30.3 | (0.9) | 37.8 | 3.4 | (0.3) | 4.2 |
| WRA (18–44y)b | 2,782 | 53.3 | 12.4 | (0.7) | 6.6 | 54.1 | (1.0) | 28.8 | 29.8 | (1.1) | 15.9 | 3.7 | (0.4) | 2.0 |
| Race-Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
| NH White | 4,486 | 157.9 | 6.1 | (0.3) | 9.6 | 51.3 | (1.2) | 81.0 | 39.6 | (1.2) | 62.5 | 3.0 | (0.4) | 4.8 |
| NH Black | 3,175 | 27.3 | 5.2 | (0.5) | 1.4 | 42.8 | (1.0) | 11.7 | 45.5 | (1.2) | 12.4 | 6.5 | (0.4) | 1.8 |
| NH Asian | 1,509 | 13.6 | 13.5 | (0.8) | 1.8 | 67.4 | (1.2) | 9.2 | 18.5 | (1.1) | 2.5 | 0.5 | (0.3) | 0.1 |
| Hispanic | 3,288 | 37.7 | 5.7 | (0.6) | 2.1 | 49.2 | (1.0) | 18.6 | 42.5 | (0.9) | 16.0 | 2.6 | (0.4) | 1.0 |
| Other | 580 | 9.6 | 6.5 | (1.4) | 0.6 | 43.9 | (3.4) | 4.2 | 44.8 | (3.2) | 4.3 | ~ | ||
| Body Mass Indexc | ||||||||||||||
| BMI <25.0 | 3,556 | 68.3 | 22.4 | (0.8) | 15.3 | 76.2 | (0.7) | 52.1 | 1.4 | (0.3) | 0.9 | 0.0 | (0.0) | 0.0 |
| 25.0 ≤BMI <30.0 | 4,088 | 77.2 | 0.4 | (0.1) | 0.3 | 74.1 | (1.2) | 57.2 | 25.5 | (1.2) | 19.7 | ~ | 0.0 | |
| BMI ≥30.0 | 5,356 | 100.1 | 0.0 | (0.0) | 0.0 | 15.1 | (0.9) | 15.2 | 76.8 | (1.0) | 76.9 | 8.0 | (0.6) | 8.0 |
| Health Insuranced | ||||||||||||||
| Any | 10,718 | 211.3 | 6.1 | (0.3) | 13.0 | 50.9 | (0.9) | 107.5 | 39.7 | (0.9) | 83.9 | 3.3 | (0.3) | 6.9 |
| Private | 6,451 | 149.0 | 5.8 | (0.4) | 8.6 | 50.5 | (1.1) | 75.2 | 40.6 | (1.1) | 60.5 | 3.1 | (0.3) | 4.7 |
| Medicare | 1,930 | 26.4 | 6.9 | (0.9) | 1.8 | 56.5 | (1.9) | 14.9 | 33.9 | (1.7) | 8.9 | 2.8 | (0.6) | 0.7 |
| Other Public | 2,337 | 35.9 | 7.2 | (0.6) | 2.6 | 48.5 | (1.4) | 17.4 | 40.2 | (1.5) | 14.4 | 4.2 | (0.6) | 1.5 |
| Medicaid | 1,282 | 17.2 | 8.9 | (0.8) | 1.5 | 47.9 | (1.7) | 8.3 | 38.6 | (1.7) | 6.6 | 4.6 | (0.8) | 0.8 |
| Non-Medicaid | 1,055 | 18.7 | 5.6 | (0.8) | 1.0 | 48.9 | (1.8) | 9.1 | 41.7 | (1.9) | 7.8 | 3.8 | (0.9) | 0.7 |
| None | 2,191 | 33.0 | 7.0 | (0.8) | 2.3 | 49.6 | (1.6) | 16.4 | 39.9 | (1.5) | 13.2 | 3.5 | (0.5) | 1.1 |
| Adults with Hypertension | Sample | Population | Small | Adult | Large | Extra-Large | ||||||||
| n | N | % | (se) | N | % | (se) | N | % | (se) | N | % | (se) | N | |
| Total | 6,806 | 116.2 | 4.2 | (0.3) | 4.9 | 44.6 | (1.0) | 51.9 | 46.4 | (1.0) | 53.9 | 4.7 | (0.3) | 5.5 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| 18–34 | 658 | 13.4 | 2.4 | (1.0) | 0.3 | 32.6 | (2.4) | 4.4 | 57.1 | (2.3) | 7.6 | 8.0 | (1.2) | 1.1 |
| 35–64 | 3,714 | 65.4 | 3.1 | (0.3) | 2.0 | 40.2 | (1.5) | 26.3 | 50.9 | (1.4) | 33.3 | 5.8 | (0.6) | 3.8 |
| ≥65 | 2,434 | 37.4 | 6.8 | (0.8) | 2.5 | 56.8 | (1.4) | 21.2 | 34.8 | (1.4) | 13.0 | 1.7 | (0.3) | 0.6 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Men | 3,582 | 60.3 | 1.5 | (0.3) | 0.9 | 39.2 | (1.4) | 23.7 | 54.3 | (1.4) | 32.8 | 4.9 | (0.5) | 3.0 |
| Women | 3,224 | 55.8 | 7.1 | (0.6) | 4.0 | 50.5 | (1.7) | 28.2 | 37.9 | (1.5) | 21.1 | 4.5 | (0.5) | 2.5 |
| WRA (18–44y)b | 572 | 9.9 | ~ | 43.3 | (2.6) | 4.3 | 46.3 | (2.1) | 4.6 | 7.0 | (1.2) | 0.7 | ||
| Race-Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
| NH White | 2,363 | 75.6 | 4.4 | (0.5) | 3.3 | 44.3 | (1.5) | 33.5 | 46.8 | (1.4) | 35.4 | 4.5 | (0.5) | 3.4 |
| NH Black | 1,958 | 15.4 | 3.2 | (0.4) | 0.5 | 39.7 | (1.5) | 6.1 | 49.2 | (1.5) | 7.6 | 7.9 | (0.5) | 1.2 |
| NH Asian | 679 | 5.9 | 10.2 | (1.1) | 0.6 | 66.7 | (2.0) | 4.0 | 22.8 | (1.6) | 1.4 | 0.3 | (0.3) | 0.0 |
| Hispanic | 1,523 | 14.6 | 2.6 | (0.4) | 0.4 | 43.7 | (1.6) | 6.4 | 49.9 | (1.4) | 7.3 | 3.8 | (0.8) | 0.6 |
| Other | 283 | 4.7 | 1.4 | (0.7) | 0.1 | 41.1 | (5.0) | 1.9 | 50.6 | (4.8) | 2.4 | ~ | ||
| Body Mass Indexc | ||||||||||||||
| BMI <25.0 | 1,286 | 20.2 | 22.7 | (1.7) | 4.6 | 76.4 | (1.7) | 15.5 | 0.9 | (0.3) | 0.2 | ~ | 0.0 | |
| 25.0 ≤BMI <30.0 | 2,133 | 35.7 | 0.8 | (0.3) | 0.3 | 75.4 | (1.4) | 26.9 | 23.8 | (1.4) | 8.5 | ~ | 0.0 | |
| BMI ≥30.0 | 3,360 | 60.0 | ~ | 0.0 | 15.6 | (1.2) | 9.4 | 75.3 | (1.3) | 45.1 | 9.1 | (0.6) | 5.5 | |
| Health Insuranced | ||||||||||||||
| Any | 5,886 | 103.7 | 4.1 | (0.3) | 4.3 | 44.9 | (1.0) | 46.6 | 46.3 | (1.0) | 48.1 | 4.6 | (0.4) | 4.8 |
| Private | 3,287 | 69.1 | 3.5 | (0.5) | 2.4 | 42.9 | (1.2) | 29.7 | 48.8 | (1.3) | 33.7 | 4.7 | (0.5) | 3.3 |
| Medicare | 1,535 | 19.7 | 6.7 | (0.9) | 1.3 | 53.6 | (1.9) | 10.5 | 36.6 | (1.7) | 7.2 | 3.1 | (0.7) | 0.6 |
| Other Public | 1,064 | 15.0 | 3.2 | (0.7) | 0.5 | 42.6 | (1.9) | 6.4 | 47.9 | (2.1) | 7.2 | 6.2 | (1.0) | 0.9 |
| Medicaid | 557 | 7.1 | ~ | 42.9 | (3.2) | 3.0 | 46.6 | (2.9) | 3.3 | 6.4 | (1.2) | 0.5 | ||
| Non-Medicaid | 507 | 7.9 | 2.4 | (0.7) | 0.2 | 42.3 | (3.5) | 3.3 | 49.2 | (3.4) | 3.9 | 6.1 | (1.7) | 0.5 |
| 5.2 | (1.4) | 0.6 | 42.5 | (2.5) | 5.1 | 46.6 | (2.2) | 5.6 | 5.7 | (1.1) | 0.7 | |||
a
Population N in Millions calculated as the average adult (≥18y) population in 2013, 2015, and 2018, from the American Community Survey (ACS) population counts as provided by NCHS for use with NHANES (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/ResponseRates.aspx)
b
WRA: Women of Reproductive Age (18–44 years)
c
Participants missing BMI or Health Insurance are included in the analysis but not reported as a subgroup.
d
Health Insurance: Other Public insurance includes Medicaid, Military (TriCare), Indian Health Services, CHIP, Medi-Gap, State-sponsored, and other government plans. Participants reporting single-service plans were defined as having no health insurance.
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Statistically unstable estimates are suppressed, as defined in the NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_175.pdf).