Differences in Hypertension and Stage II Hypertension by Demographic and Risk Factors, Obtained by Two Different Protocols in US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017-2018

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 619 - 626
• Main Authors: Ostchega, Yechiam, Hughes, Jeffery P, Kit, Brian, Chen, Te-Ching, Nwankwo, Tatiana, Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne, Graber, Jessica E, Nguyen, Duong T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Pressure; Humans; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - epidemiology; Nutrition Surveys; Prevalence; Risk Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; blood pressure; oscillometric protocol; auscultation protocol; hypertension stage II; comparison; NHANES; hypertension

To compare prevalence of hypertension and stage II hypertension assessed by 2 blood pressure (BP) observation protocols. Participants aged 18 years and older (n = 4,689) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2017-2018) had their BP measured following 2 protocols: the legacy...