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Hypertension Library: Who Gets Hypertension?
Hypertension Statistics
(All figures are for U.S.)
Table 68.
Hypertension among persons 20 years of age and over, according to sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, and 1988-94
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| Sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin1 |
1960-62
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1971-74
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1976-802 |
1988-94
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20-74 years, age adjusted
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Percent of population
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Both Sexes3
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36.9
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38.3
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39.0
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23.1
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Male
Female3
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40.0
33.7
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42.4
34.3
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44.0
34.0
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25.3
20.8
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White male
White female3
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39.3
31.7
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41.7
32.4
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43.5
32.3
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24.3
19.3
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Black male
Black female3
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48.1
50.8
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51.8
50.3
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48.7
47.5
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34.9
33.8
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White, non-Hispanic male
White, non-Hispanic female3
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---
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43.9
32.1
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24.4
19.3
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Black, non-Hispanic male
Black, non-Hispanic female3
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---
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48.7
47.6
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35.0
34.2
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Mexican male
Mexican female3
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25.0
21.8
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25.2
22.0
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20-74 years, crude
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