Factors associated with awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among 3579 hypertensive adults in China: data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Table 2 Proportion^¶ (%) of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among Chinese adults with hypertension (HTN) based on CHNS 2011

^¶3579 adults with hypertension;
Hypertension was defined as having an average systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, self-reported being previously diagnosed as hypertension by a physician or taking antihypertension drugs currently;
Non-smoker was defined as subjects who responded negatively to “have you ever smoked cigarettes?”; ex-smoker was defined as subjects who responded positively to questions “have you ever smoked cigarettes?” but negatively to “do you still smokes cigarettes?”; current smoker was defined as subjects who responded both positive answers to questions “have you ever smoked cigarettes?” and “do you still smokes cigarettes?”; drinking refers to subject who regularly drink alcohol since last year
Awareness of hypertension status was defined as a self-report of hypertension diagnosed by a doctor before, or taking any antihypertensive drugs;
Control of hypertension was defined as blood pressure (SBP/DBP) < 140/90 mmHg;
^*Single includes never married, divorced, widowed and separated;
^†Western China includes Guangxi, Guizhou and Chongqing; Eastern China includes Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Shandong; Central China includes Henan, Hubei, Henan and Heilongjiang;
Chi-square test were performed ^§p < 0.05, ^‡p < 0.01, ^**p < 0.001
^a Treatment among subjects who were aware of their hypertension;
^b Control among participant who took antihypertension medications;

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