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NCHS Data Brief ■ No. 133 ■ October 2013 Hypertension Among Adults in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012 Tatiana Nwankwo, M.S.; Sung Sug (Sarah) Yoon, Ph.D., R.N.; Vicki Burt, Sc.M., R.N.; and Qiuping Gu, M.D., Ph.D. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and affects Key findings almost one-third of the U.S. adult population (1). In 2009–2010, nearly 82% Data from the National of adults with hypertension were aware of their status, and nearly 76% were Health and Nutrition taking medication (2). Despite considerable improvement in increasing Examination Survey, the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, undiagnosed and 2011–2012 uncontrolled hypertension among minority groups remains a challenge (3–5). This report presents survey results for 2011–2012 on the prevalence, • The age-adjusted prevalence awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension. of hypertension among U.S. adults aged 18 and over was Keywords: high blood pressure • awareness • treatment • control 29.1% in 2011–2012, similar to the prevalence in 2009–2010. What was the prevalence of hypertension among U.S. adults, • The prevalence of hyper- and were there differences by age, sex, or race and Hispanic tension was similar for men and women at nearly one-third. origin? The prevalence increased with • The overall prevalence of hypertension among U.S. adults