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Article: State-specific trends in self-reported blood pressure screening and high blood pressure--United States, 1991-1999.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 31, 2002
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High blood pressure (HBP) increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States, respectively. An estimated one in four U.S. adults has HBP, which is defined as taking antihypertensive medication or having either a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of [greater than or equal to]140mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of [greater than or equal to]90mmHg (1). Optimal blood pressure is defined as SBP of [less than or equal to]120 mmHg or DBP of [less than or equal to]80 mmHg. To reduce the prevalence of HBP in the United States, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute initiated the National High Blood Pressure ...
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