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Table 6 Comparison of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China and other countries

From: Prevalence, awareness, medication, control, and risk factors associated with hypertension in Yi ethnic group aged 50 years and over in rural China: the Yunnan minority eye study

Study (author/s)

Project site

Sample (n)

Year of study

Age

Hypertension

Prevalence

Awareness

Treatment

Control

The present study

Rural Southwest China

2,208

2012

≥50

37%

24.8%

78.1%a (27.5%b)

26.1%c (7.2%d)

Wu Y et al. [3]

Rural and urban China

141,892

2002

≥18

18%

25%

80%a (20%b)

24%c (5%d)

Zhang J et al. [22]

Rural Southwest China

2133

2010

≥50

40.0%

28.4%

86.7%a (24.6%b)

30.0%c (7.5%d)

Meng XJ et al. [16]

Urban Northeast China

25,196 (n = 4825)

2010

18-74 (≥45)#

28.7% 47.5%#

42.9% 48.1%#

65.7% (28.2%b) 70.3%a (27.4%b) #

12.9%c(3.7%d) 12.1%c (4.7%d) #

Huang J et al. [20]

Rural Southeast China

5,350

*

0-100 (≥ 50)#

36.09% 54.6%#

28.85%*

*

*

Porapakkham Y et al. [21]

Thailand

19,374

2004

≥60

51.1%

43.9%

36.1%a (8.5%b)

10.6%c (1.7%d)

Angell SY et al. [18]

New York City, USA

1,975 (n = 787)

2004

≥20 (≥45)#

25.6% 40.6%#

75% 85.7%#

62.5% 75.0%a #

43.6%48.8%c #

Wang J et al. [4]

Chinese adults

50,171

2014

≥18 (≥60)#

29.6% 58.2%#

42.6% 62%#

34.1%b 54.5%b#

27.4%c (9.3%d) 27.8%c (14.8%d) #

Burt VL et al. [19]

USA

9,901

1988-1991

≥18

24%

69%

53%a

45%c (24%d)

Costanzo S et al. [17]

London (England)

1,604

2001

26-65

20.8%

44%

32.1%a

47.7%c

Limburg (Belgium)

 

2002

 

23.6%

 

42.5%a

43%c

Abruzzo (Italy)

 

2003

 

28.8%

 

43.5%a

42%c

Yang J et al. [5]

Rural

8,359

1991

35-74

20.4%

15.0%

8.9%b

3.3%d

 

Eastern

18,922

2002

 

24.5%

49.0%

38.8%b

6.3%d

 

China

20,167

2007

 

30.6%

52.4%

38.3%b

7.2%d

  1. aThe proportion of hypertensive patients who took antihypertensive medications among hypertensive patients aware of their conditions.
  2. bThe proportion of hypertensive patients who took antihypertensive medications among all the hypertensive patients.
  3. cThe proportion of hypertensive patients who had their HBP controlled among hypertensive patients receiving medical treatment for hypertension.
  4. dThe proportion of hypertensive patients who had their HBP controlled among all the hypertensive patients.
  5. *Denotes the information was not available.
  6. #Adjusted for age (45+).