AHA High Blood Pressure Toolkit

6 Hypertension Guideline Toolkit for Healthcare Providers PREVALENCE Prevalence of Hypertension According to the new BP threshold, hypertension (≥130/80 mm Hg) affects approximately 46% of the U.S. adult population. The prevalence varies according to sex, age and race-ethnicity, with the highest prevalence found among people 75 years or older, especially women, and in the non-Hispanic black population. Patient Characteristics BP≥130/80 mm Hg a Men (n=4717) Women (n=4906) Overall Crude 46% Age-sex adjusted 48% 43% Age group (yr) 20-44 30% 19% 45-54 50% 44% 55-64 70% 63% 65-74 77% 75% ≥75 79% 85% Race-ethnicity b Non-Hispanic white 47% 41% Non-Hispanic black 59% 56% Non-Hispanic Asian 45% 36% Hispanic 44% 42% a Or self-reported use of antihypertensive medication. b Adjusted to the 2010 age-sex distribution of the U.S. adult population. Prevalence of Hypertension Based on 2 SBP/DBP Thresholds Download PDF of table with full detail