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Prevalence of hypertension, its awareness and control in adult population in Japan

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In 1972, Wilber and Barrow1 published their classic paper on the rule of halves, that is, only half of hypertensives are detected, half of which are treated, of which only half achieve adequate blood pressure (BP) control. They concluded more effort should be placed on detection and treatment of hypertension.1 In the 1990 s, many countries conducted national health surveys to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its awareness.2, 3, 4, 5 In defining hypertension as 140/90 mmHg or on medication, the rule of halves remained valid. We present, for the first time, prevalence data on hypertension awareness from the national health survey in Japan.6

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    A Sekikawa

  2. Department of Public Science, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo City, Shimane, Japan

    T Hayakawa

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Sekikawa, A., Hayakawa, T. Prevalence of hypertension, its awareness and control in adult population in Japan. J Hum Hypertens 18, 911–912 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001765

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