Table 6.
Percentage (95% CI) of Chinese adults taking antihypertensive medication with blood pressure above goal according to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline and the 2010 China Hypertension Guideline based on the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey
| Blood pressure above goal according to: | Difference (2017 ACC/AHA but not 2010 Chinese Hypertension Guideline) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline | 2010 Chinese Hypertension Guideline | ||
| Overall | 88.8 (87.2, 90.3) | 53.3 (51.0, 55.7) | 35.5 (33.1, 37.7) |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–34c | – | – | – |
| 35–44 | 96.9 (92.6, 100.0) | 71.9 (60.9, 82.9) | 25.0 (14.4, 35.6) |
| 45–54 | 90.1 (86.7, 93.5) | 67.3 (62.0, 72.6) | 22.8 (18.1, 27.5) |
| 55–64 | 87.8 (85.1, 90.4) | 62.1 (58.2, 66.0) | 25.6 (22.1, 29.2) |
| 65–74 | 88.6 (85.7, 91.6) | 36.1 (31.6, 40.6) | 52.5 (47.8, 57.2) |
| ≥ 75 | 87.5 (83.6, 91.5) | 41.5 (35.6, 47.4) | 46.0 (40.0, 52.0)b |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 89.6 (87.3, 91.8) | 53.2 (49.6, 56.8) | 36.4 (32.9, 39.8) |
| Women | 88.1 (86.0, 90.2) | 53.5 (50.2, 56.7) | 34.7 (31.6, 37.7) |
| The history of CVDa | |||
| Yes | 88.7 (84.2, 93.9) | 48.4 (41.2, 55.6) | 40.3 (33.3, 47.4) |
| No | 88.8 (87.2, 90.4) | 54.0 (51.4, 56.5) | 34.8 (32.4, 37.2) |
a Defined by a self-reported history of stroke or coronary heart disease
bChi-squaretest for Comparison among different subgroups, P < 0.05
cSmall sample size (n = 2) is not adapted to calculate the percentage
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