Facts and Statistics
About 1 in 3 U.S. adults—an estimated 68 million—has high blood pressure.1
Reference
- CDC. Vital signs: prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension—United States, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008. MMWR. 2011;60(4):103-8.
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