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<QuickStats> Percentages of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among Korean adults aged 30 years and over
- Date2019-04-25 19:01
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Percentages of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among Korean adults aged 30 years and over
According to Korea Health Statistics 2017, among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, hypertension awareness rate rose from 66.3% (during 2007-2009) to 69.3% (during 2016-2017) by 3.0 percentage points points (%p) and hypertension treatment rate also improved from 60.3% to 65.5% by 5.2%p, respectively. The rate of controlled hypertension among treated population was 1.5 times higher than that among the entire hypertensive population (72.9% vs 48.4%), showing an upward pattern (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
According to Korea Health Statistics 2017, among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, hypertension awareness rate rose from 66.3% (during 2007-2009) to 69.3% (during 2016-2017) by 3.0 percentage points points (%p) and hypertension treatment rate also improved from 60.3% to 65.5% by 5.2%p, respectively. The rate of controlled hypertension among treated population was 1.5 times higher than that among the entire hypertensive population (72.9% vs 48.4%), showing an upward pattern (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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