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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease & Stroke > Prevalence & Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
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 ]