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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2019 Feb;73(2):424–431. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.12191

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Distribution of US adults taking antihypertensive medication by number of antihypertensive drug classes they were taking and blood pressure levels.

SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.

Due to rounding, the numbers in the figure sum to 100.1% instead of 100%.

A: These individuals have apparent treatment resistant hypertension according to the 2008 and 2018 American Heart Association Scientific Statement definitions.

B: All of these individuals have apparent treatment resistant hypertension according to the 2018 American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement definition. Also, 2.3% of these individuals (i.e., those in this group with diabetes or chronic kidney disease) have apparent treatment resistant hypertension according to the 2008 American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement definition.