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. 2020 Feb 18;50(6):485–498. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2019.0347

Table 4. Percentage of study participants taking antihypertensive medication with BP above treatment goals recommended by the 2017 ACC/AHA and the 2018 KSH guidelines.

Variables BP above goal according to 2017 ACC/AHA but not 2018 KSH
2017 ACC/AHA guideline 2018 KSH guideline
Overall 61.7 (60.5–62.9) 45.6 (44.4–46.8) 16.1 (15.2–16.8)
Age group (year)
20–29 63.1 (26.0–100.0) 36.2 (5.7–66.7) 26.9 (26.5–27.4)
30–39 84.5 (78.4–90.6) 46.1 (37.1–55.2) 38.4 (38.1–38.8)
40–49 74.9 (71.5–78.4) 42.1 (38.2–46.0) 32.8 (32.2–33.3)
50–59 69.1 (66.8–71.4) 42.4 (40.0–44.9) 26.7 (26.1–27.1)
60–69 56.6 (54.7–58.5) 45.1 (43.2–47.1) 11.5 (11.2–12.0)
70–79 54.7 (52.7–56.8) 50.3 (48.3–52.3) 4.4 (3.9–5.0)
80+ 53.8 (49.8–57.8) 48.6 (44.5–52.6) 5.2 (5.0–5.5)
Sex
Male 63.5 (61.8–65.2) 45.6 (43.8–47.3) 17.9 (17.5–18.6)
Female 60.1 (58.6–61.6) 45.6 (44.1–47.1) 14.5 (14.2–14.8)
Number of ASCVD risk factors*
0 58.6 (53.8–63.5) 35.2 (30.3–40.1) 23.4 (23.0–23.8)
1–2 61.7 (60.0–63.5) 38.3 (36.5–40.0) 23.4 (23.1–23.8)
≥3 62.3 (60.7–63.9) 49.0 (47.3–50.6) 13.3 (12.7–13.8)
Predicted 10-year ASCVD risk
<5% 65.2 (62.4–67.9) 28.7 (26.0–31.4) 36.5 (36.3–36.8)
≥5% and <10% 65.2 (62.8–67.5) 40.5 (38.0–43.0) 24.7 (24.3–25.0)
≥10% and <20% 57.3 (55.3–59.2) 50.5 (48.5–52.4) 6.8 (6.1–7.5)
≥20% 61.1 (59.2–63.0) 57.2 (55.2–59.1) 3.9 (3.7–4.3)
History of CVD
Yes 57.7 (55.9–59.5) 36.8 (35.1–38.5) 20.9 (20.0–21.6)
No 60.0 (57.1–63.0) 58.5 (55.5–61.5) 1.5 (0.9–1.9)

Values are presented as weighted % (95% confidence interval).

ACC/AHA = American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BP = blood pressure; CVD = cardiovascular diseases; KSH = Korean Society of Hypertension.

*Number of ASCVD risk factors are based on the 2018 KSH guideline. Predicted 10-year ASCVD risk is derived from the Korean Risk Prediction Model.