Table 6.
Comparison of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China and other countries
| Study (author/s) | Project site | Sample (n) | Year of study | Age | Hypertension | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence | Awareness | Treatment | Control | |||||
| The present study | Rural Southwest China | 2,208 | 2012 | ≥50 | 37% | 24.8% | 78.1%a (27.5%b) | 26.1%c (7.2%d) |
| Wu Y et al. [3] | Rural and urban China | 141,892 | 2002 | ≥18 | 18% | 25% | 80%a (20%b) | 24%c (5%d) |
| Zhang J et al. [22] | Rural Southwest China | 2133 | 2010 | ≥50 | 40.0% | 28.4% | 86.7%a (24.6%b) | 30.0%c (7.5%d) |
| Meng XJ et al. [16] | Urban Northeast China | 25,196 (n = 4825) | 2010 | 18-74 (≥45)# | 28.7% 47.5%# | 42.9% 48.1%# | 65.7% (28.2%b) 70.3%a (27.4%b) # | 12.9%c(3.7%d) 12.1%c (4.7%d) # |
| Huang J et al. [20] | Rural Southeast China | 5,350 | * | 0-100 (≥ 50)# | 36.09% 54.6%# | 28.85%* | * | * |
| Porapakkham Y et al. [21] | Thailand | 19,374 | 2004 | ≥60 | 51.1% | 43.9% | 36.1%a (8.5%b) | 10.6%c (1.7%d) |
| Angell SY et al. [18] | New York City, USA | 1,975 (n = 787) | 2004 | ≥20 (≥45)# | 25.6% 40.6%# | 75% 85.7%# | 62.5% 75.0%a # | 43.6%48.8%c # |
| Wang J et al. [4] | Chinese adults | 50,171 | 2014 | ≥18 (≥60)# | 29.6% 58.2%# | 42.6% 62%# | 34.1%b 54.5%b# | 27.4%c (9.3%d) 27.8%c (14.8%d) # |
| Burt VL et al. [19] | USA | 9,901 | 1988-1991 | ≥18 | 24% | 69% | 53%a | 45%c (24%d) |
| Costanzo S et al. [17] | London (England) | 1,604 | 2001 | 26-65 | 20.8% | 44% | 32.1%a | 47.7%c |
| Limburg (Belgium) | 2002 | 23.6% | 42.5%a | 43%c | ||||
| Abruzzo (Italy) | 2003 | 28.8% | 43.5%a | 42%c | ||||
| Yang J et al. [5] | Rural | 8,359 | 1991 | 35-74 | 20.4% | 15.0% | 8.9%b | 3.3%d |
| Eastern | 18,922 | 2002 | 24.5% | 49.0% | 38.8%b | 6.3%d | ||
| China | 20,167 | 2007 | 30.6% | 52.4% | 38.3%b | 7.2%d | ||
aThe proportion of hypertensive patients who took antihypertensive medications among hypertensive patients aware of their conditions.
bThe proportion of hypertensive patients who took antihypertensive medications among all the hypertensive patients.
cThe proportion of hypertensive patients who had their HBP controlled among hypertensive patients receiving medical treatment for hypertension.
dThe proportion of hypertensive patients who had their HBP controlled among all the hypertensive patients.
*Denotes the information was not available.
#Adjusted for age (45+).