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Comparison of the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Pichincha province of Ecuador and other Latin American studies
| HTN prevalence | Treated overall % | Controlled overall % | Aware % | Treated and aware | Treated and controlled | Refs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Urban | Rural | Total | ||||||
| Latin‐ America | 44.8 | 42.1 | 44 | 53.3 | 20.1 | 59 | 90.5 | 37.6 | 5 |
| Colombia | 30 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 46 | 17.3 | 51.9 | 77.5 | 37.1 | 6 |
| Pichincha province | 29 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 49 | 79 | 48 | Present study |
Abbreviation: HTN, hypertension.
