The Burden of Hypertension and Associated Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality in China

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Authors

Sarah Lewington · University of Oxford

Ben Lacey · University of Oxford

Robert Clarke · University of Oxford

Canqing Yu · Peking University

Xiang Ling Kong · University of Oxford

Ling Yang · University of Oxford

Yiping Chen · University of Oxford

Abstract

About one-third of Chinese adults in this national cohort population had hypertension. The levels of diagnosis, treatment, and control were much lower than in Western populations, and were associated with significant excess mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Internal Medicine

Volume 176, Issue 4, pp. 524-524

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0190

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