Table 5.
Number of China adults, in million, meeting the definition for hypertension and the definition for treatment with antihypertensive medication according to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline and the 2010 China Hypertension Guideline based on the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey
| 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline | 2010 Chinese Hypertension Guideline | Difference (2017ACC/AHA vs 2010 Chinese) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medication | Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medication | Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medication | |
| Overall | 611.3 (602.9, 620.8) | 332.0 (323.6, 340.4) | 267.7 (260.3, 276.1) | 303.6 (295.1, 312.0) | 343.6 (335.2, 352.0) | 28.4 (25.3, 31.6) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18–34 | 50.1 (48.9, 55.0) | 8.3 (6.6, 10.0) | 5.6 (5.4, 8.0) | 8.3 (6.1, 9.1) | 44.5 (41.23, 48.1) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) |
| 35–44 | 91.1 (85.6, 97.8) | 24.0(19.9, 26.6) | 20.1 (18.7,21.4) | 23.9 (21.3, 27.3) | 71.1(65.3, 75.6) | 0.2 (0.06, 0.40) |
| 45–54 | 145.5 (140.6, 152.8) | 64.7(59.8, 69.7) | 54.3 (50.9, 58.9) | 64.7 (60.7, 69.8) | 91.2 (85.9, 96.2) | 0.1 (0.08, 0.25) |
| 55–64 | 173.6 (165.0, 177.3) | 102.3(96.3, 106.2) | 90.5 (85.7, 93.7) | 101.1 (97.2, 106.3) | 83.1 (79.0, 89.3) | 1.2 (0.6, 2.0) |
| 65–74 | 97.2 (91.7, 103.9) | 85.9 (83.0, 89.6) | 62.1 (58.9, 66.9) | 68.0 (63.8, 72.9) | 35.1 (30.9, 37.8) | 17.8 (16.3, 19.2) |
| ≥ 75 | 53.2 (48.9, 55.0) | 46.8 (43.2, 49.8) | 35.1 (32.1, 37.5) | 37.6 (33.4, 39.5) | 18.1(17.2, 20.6) | 9.2 (7.8, 10.6) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 316.7 (311.8, 324.0) | 167.0 (162.7, 172.6) | 133.9 (128.5, 139.2) | 153.0(148.8, 157.8) | 182.8 (178.7, 189.0) | 13.9 (12.4, 15.4) |
| Women | 294.6 (287.3, 299.5) | 165.0(159.4, 169.3) | 133.9 (128.5, 139.2) | 150.6(145.7, 154.8) | 160.7 (154.6, 164.9) | 14.5 (13.1, 16.1) |
| The history of CVDa | ||||||
| Yes | 22.0 (18.3, 24.5) | 21.9(19.9, 23.24) | 18.2 (16.1, 21.4) | 18.8(18.2, 21.3) | 3.8 (2.4, 4.5) | 2.7 (1.9, 3.8) |
| No | 589.3 (586.8, 593.0) | 310.1(308.8, 312.1) | 249.5 (246.3, 251.6) | 284.7(282.3, 288.4) | 339.8 (338.8, 340.8) | 25.5 (24.7, 26.6) |
aDefined by a self-reported history of stroke or coronary heart disease
2017 ACC/AHA Guideline - 2017 American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults