Table 4.
Clinical Epidemiology of Hypertension in NHANES 2007–2008 vs 2009–2010: Impact of Untreated Twice‐Told Hypertensive Patients With Nonhypertensive BP
| NHANES | 2007–2008 | 2009–2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Def A | No. | 2057 | 2093 | P Value |
| Prevalence, % | 29.0 (27.6–30.5) | 28.4 (26.3–30.6) | .32 | |
| Awareness, % | 80.7 (78.2–83.0) | 81.1 (78.1–83.8) | .41 | |
| Treated, % | 72.7 (70.3–74.9) | 75.8 (72.0–79.2) | .06 | |
| Controlled, % | 50.1 (46.8–53.5) | 53.3 (50.3–56.3) | .07 | |
| <140/<90, <130/<80 DM/CKDa | 44.7 (41.0–48.4) | 48.4 (45.3–51.4) | .05 |
| Def B | No. | 2221 | 2284 | |
| Prevalence, % | 32.2 (30.8–33.7) | 31.4 (29.3–33.6) | .32 | |
| Awareness, % | 82.6 (80.1–84.9) | 83.0 (80.2–85.5) | .41 | |
| Treated, % | 65.5 (63.4–67.6) | 68.6 (65.2–71.8) | .06 | |
| Controlled, % | 55.0 (51.4–58.6) | 57.8 (54.8–60.8) | .07 | |
| <140/<90, <130/<80 DM/CKDa | 49.8 (45.9–53.7) | 53.2 (50.2–56.2) | .05 |
Abbreviations: Def, Definition; A, excluding and B, including untreated, twice‐told hypertensive with nonhypertensive BP (ntHTN); DM, diabetes mellitus; CKD, chronic kidney disease; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. aHypertension control with blood pressure goal <140<90 mm Hg in patients without and <130/<80 mm Hg in patients with DM and/or CKD.