Table 3.

Percentage and number of Korean adults recommended antihypertensive medical treatment

	Percentage			Number
	2018 KSH guidelines	2013 KSH guidelines	Difference	2018 KSH guidelines	2013 KSH guidelines	Difference
Total	37.8 ± 0.6	32.5 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 0.2	11.3	9.7	1.6
Sex
Male	45.1 ± 0.8	36.6 ± 0.8	8.5 ± 0.5	6.4	5.2	1.2
Female	31.1 ± 0.7	28.7 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.2	4.8	4.5	0.4
Age (years)
30–39	12.8 ± 0.8	9.5 ± 0.7	3.3 ± 0.4	0.9	0.7	0.2
40–49	27.2 ± 0.9	21.5 ± 0.9	5.7 ± 0.5	2.1	1.6	0.4
50–59	45.2 ± 1.1	36.4 ± 1.1	8.8 ± 0.6	3.3	2.6	0.6
60–69	57.9 ± 1.2	52.9 ± 1.2	5.1 ± 0.5	2.5	2.3	0.2
70+	68.2 ± 1.2	66.3 ± 1.2	1.8 ± 0.3	2.6	2.5	0.1
Area of residence
Urban area	36.7 ± 0.7	31.6 ± 0.6	5.1 ± 0.3	8.9	7.7	1.2
Rural area	42.7 ± 1.4	36.5 ± 1.4	6.2 ± 0.5	2.4	2.0	0.3
Income quartiles
Highest	35.7 ± 1.1	30.5 ± 1.0	5.3 ± 0.5	2.7	2.3	0.4
Upper middle	36.3 ± 1.0	31.3 ± 1.0	5.0 ± 0.4	2.7	2.3	0.4
Lower middle	39.5 ± 1.1	33.4 ± 1.0	6.2 ± 0.5	3.0	2.5	0.5
Lowest	39.6 ± 1.0	35.0 ± 1.0	4.6 ± 0.5	2.9	2.5	0.3
Education levels
Primary	62.1 ± 1.0	57.3 ± 1.1	4.8 ± 0.5	3.8	3.5	0.3
Middle	47.8 ± 1.5	41.7 ± 1.4	6.2 ± 0.7	1.5	1.3	0.2
High	32.7 ± 0.9	27.3 ± 0.8	5.4 ± 0.4	3.2	2.7	0.5
University/college	24.5 ± 0.8	19.2 ± 0.8	5.3 ± 0.4	2.5	2.0	0.5

Data are presented as mean ± SE

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