Table 2.
Prevalence of hypertension according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and the JNC7 guideline.
| n | Weighted n | % | Hypertension (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNC7 | 2017 ACC/AHA | Difference (95% CI) | ||||
| Overall | 4,575 | 40,194,602 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 8.7 (7.5–9.9) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 20-24 | 917 | 7,942,721 | 19.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 (3.0–6.9) |
| 25-29 | 825 | 7,496,563 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 3.9 (2.5–5.2) |
| 30-34 | 880 | 7,464,555 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 12.9 | 7.9 (5.8–10.1) |
| 35-39 | 929 | 8,196,787 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 22.1 | 11.5 (9.1–13.9) |
| 40-44 | 1,024 | 9,093,976 | 22.6 | 17.3 | 31.3 | 14.0 (10.9–17.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,842 | 24,854,993 | 61.8 | 6.9 | 15.8 | 8.9 (7.1–10.7) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 932 | 5,088,224 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 27.2 | 11.1 (9.4–12.8) |
| Hispanic | 1,286 | 6,929,631 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 6.4 (4.7–8.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 515 | 3,321,755 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 8.2 (4.8–11.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than High School | 898 | 5,754,790 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 18.0 | 9.9 (7.5–12.3) |
| High School | 880 | 7,342,912 | 18.3 | 9.8 | 17.0 | 7.3 (5.4–9.1) |
| Some College | 1,620 | 14,613,626 | 36.4 | 8.7 | 17.9 | 9.2 (7.1–11.3) |
| College and Above | 1,172 | 12,450,922 | 31.0 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 8.3 (6.4–10.2) |
| Household Income ($) | ||||||
| <35,000 | 1,823 | 12,747,031 | 31.7 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 8.4 (7.1–9.7) |
| 35,000–54,999 | 761 | 6,636,787 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 17.7 | 8.4 (6.1–10.8) |
| 55,000–74,999 | 517 | 5,356,687 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 17.0 | 7.7 (4.7–10.7) |
| ≥75,000 | 996 | 10,845,098 | 27.0 | 6.2 | 14.7 | 8.5 (6.7–10.3) |
| Unknown | 478 | 4,609,000 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 17.0 | 11.3 (7.0–15.7) |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 143 | 1,272,689 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 3.7 (0.9–6.6) |
| Normal Weight (18.5–24.9) | 1,625 | 15,660,474 | 39.0 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 5.8 (4.3–7.3) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 1,196 | 10,319,570 | 25.7 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 7.9 (5.8–10.0) |
| Obese (≥30) | 1,611 | 12,941,869 | 32.2 | 15.9 | 29.1 | 13.2 (11.1–15.4) |
| Health Insurance | ||||||
| Insured | 3,216 | 30,469,675 | 75.9 | 8.2 | 16.9 | 8.7 (7.3–10.2) |
| Uninsured | 1,355 | 9,683,596 | 24.1 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 8.5 (7.0–10.1) |
| Current Cigarette User | ||||||
| No | 3,587 | 31,198,839 | 77.6 | 7.4 | 15.9 | 8.5 (7.2–9.8) |
| Yes | 988 | 8,995,764 | 22.4 | 9.2 | 18.5 | 9.3 (6.9–11.6) |
| High CVD Risk | ||||||
| No | 4,492 | 39,501,633 | 98.3 | 7.3 | 16.0 | 8.7 (7.5–9.9) |
| Yes | 83 | 692,970 | 1.7 | 36.4 | 43.6 | 7.2 (0.5–13.8) |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| No | 4,330 | 38,389,683 | 95.5 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 8.3 (7.2–9.5) |
| Yes | 245 | 1,804,920 | 4.5 | 35.8 | 51.8 | 16.0 (10.3–21.7) |
| Survey Cycle | ||||||
| 2005–2006 | 672 | 7,077,578 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 9.1 (5.3–12.9) |
| 2007–2008 | 887 | 7,839,854 | 19.5 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 8.2 (5.7–10.8) |
| 2009–2010 | 1,089 | 8,517,646 | 21.2 | 6.1 | 16.5 | 10.4 (7.8–13.0) |
| 2011–2012 | 913 | 8,160,761 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 19.2 | 9.3 (6.6–12.0) |
| 2013–2014 | 1,014 | 8,598,763 | 21.4 | 9.3 | 15.7 | 6.4 (4.9–8.0) |
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 (Reference #4).
JNC7 guideline - Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (Reference #5).
CVD: cardiovascular disease.
All analyses of % are weighted.