Table 2.
Blood pressure categories according to 2017 ACC/AHA criteria among those not taking anti-hypertensive medications (n = 157,121).
| Normal (%) <120/<80 mmHg |
Elevated Blood Pressure (%) 120-129/<80 mmHg |
Stage 1 (%) 130-139/80–89 mmHg |
Stage 2 (%) ≥140/≥90 mmHg |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28.6 (28.4, 28.8) | 9.4 (9.3, 9.5) | 35.4 (35.2, 35.6) | 26.6 (36.4, 26.8) |
| Men (n = 104,983) | 22.6 (22.4, 22.9) | 9.9 (9.7, 10.1) | 37.0 (36.7, 37.3) | 30.5 (30.2, 30.8) |
| Women (n = 52,138) | 40.8 (40.4, 41.2) | 8.3 (8.1, 8.5) | 32.0 (31.6, 32.4) | 18.8 (18.5, 19.1) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18-19 (n = 8,851) | 45.0 (43.4, 46.0) | 13.5 (12.8, 14.2) | 29.4 (28.5, 30.4) | 12.1 (11.4, 12.8) |
| 20-44 (n = 95,204) | 32.6 (32.3, 32.9) | 9.9 (9.7, 10.1) | 36.6 (36.3, 36.9) | 21.0 (20.7, 21.3) |
| 45-54 (n = 28,916) | 20.8 (20.3, 21.3) | 7.7 (7.4, 8.0) | 36.0 (35.5, 36.6) | 35.5 (35.0, 36.1) |
| 55-64 (n = 16,127) | 16.7 (16.1, 17.3) | 8.0 (7.6, 8.4) | 32.7 (32.0, 33.4) | 42.6 (41.8, 43.4) |
| 65-74 (n = 6,239) | 15.2 (14.3, 16.1) | 8.4 (7.7, 9.1) | 30.9 (29.8, 32.1) | 45.5 (44.3, 46.7) |
| ≥75 (n = 17,84) | 17.2 (15.5, 19.0) | 8.6 (7.3, 9.9) | 29.3 (27.2, 31.4) | 44.8 (42.5, 47.1) |