Table 1.

Definition of indicators for evaluating the management of hypertension.

Measures	Definition
Prevalence	Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure≥90 mmHg and/or self-reported antihypertensive medication use at the time of the investigation
Hypertension care
Awareness	Hypertensive persons who reported the doctor's diagnosis of hypertension previously or current use of antihypertensive medication
Treatment	Identified hypertensive adults who reported current use of antihypertensive medication
Control	Identified hypertensive adults whose systolic blood pressure was <140 mmHg and whose diastolic blood pressure was <90 mmHg
Health service utilisation
Outpatient visit	‘In the last month have you visited a public hospital, private hospital, public health centre, clinic, or doctor’s practice, or been visited by a doctor for outpatient care?’
Inpatient visit	‘Have you received inpatient care in the past year?’
Health education	Health education provided by health professionals, which includes weight control, exercise, healthy diet and aspects of smoking control

Note: In the calculation of hypertension prevalence, the denominator was the number of all respondents; in the calculation of the percentage of awareness, treatment and blood pressure control, the denominator was the number of all identified hypertensive patients.