Comparison and Implication of the Contemporary Blood Pressure Guidelines on Korean Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study compared the potential impacts of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) and the 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension (KSH) guidelines on prevalence of hypertension, recommended antihypertensive treatment, and achievement of target blood pressure (BP) in Korean population.

Methods

We analyzed the 2007-2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to calculate guideline-specific hypertension prevalence and treatment implications on 59,767 adults aged 20 years or older by sex and age.

Results

The prevalence of hypertension was markedly higher 46.3% by the ACC/AHA guideline due to the lowered BP cutoff than 25.9% by the KSH guideline; the increase was most pronounced in young adu

SUBMITTER: Cho SMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7234852 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature