Prevalence of hypertension and of awareness, treatment, and
control of hypertension
Of the 2488 respondents, nearly three-quarters (74.1%) of the
elderly population had hypertension. Among those who had hypertension,
slightly more than three-quarters (76.0%) were aware
of their condition. A majority of those who were aware of their
elevated BP were also on treatment. Nearly half of the treated hypertensive
subjects satisfied JNC-7 recommendations for adequate
BP control. Thirty-eight respondents did not currently have hypertension
despite not receiving pharmacological treatment
following prior diagnosis by a doctor. Data on the awareness,
treatment, and control of hypertensive participants in our study
sample are displayed in Figure 1 and Table 3.