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65% of men and 80% of women age 75 years and over either had high blood pressure or were taking antihypertensive medication in 2003–2006, compared with about 36% of those age 45–54 years.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
The prevalence of high blood pressure (hypertension) increases with age. In 2003–2006, 36% of men and women age 45–54 years had hypertension, compared with 65% of men and 80% of women age 75 years and over.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Health, United States, 2008. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. [ Permalink ] |
In 2007, poor adults 45-64 years old were 56% more likely than those with family income more than twice the poverty level to have diagnosed hypertension and more than twice as likely to have diagnosed diabetes or diagnosed serious heart conditions.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health, United States, 2009. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009. [ Permalink ] |
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