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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 7.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2017 Jan 25;135(10):e146–e603. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000485

Chart 9-2. Age-adjusted prevalence trends for high blood pressure in adults ≥20 years of age by race/ethnicity, sex, and survey year (NHANES 1988–1994, 1999–2006, and 2007–2014).

Chart 9-2

Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, if the subject said “yes” to taking antihypertensive medication, or if the subject was told on 2 occasions that he or she had hypertension.

NH indicates non-Hispanic; and NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

*The category of Mexican Americans was consistently collected in all NHANES years, but the combined category of Hispanics was only used starting in 2007. Consequently, for long-term trend data, the category Mexican American is used.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.