This trend was similar among both men and women. Hypertension was lowest among college graduates compared with those having a high school education or less, and those with more than high school or some college.Hypertension prevalence was higher among non-Hispanic black (57.1%) than non-Hispanic white (43.6%) or Hispanic (43.7%) adults.In survey period 2017–2018, the prevalence of age-adjusted hypertension was 45.4% among adults and was higher among men (51.0%) than women (39.7%).Key findingsĭata from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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