The 6204 participants included 2650men and 3554women with mean aged 61.65±11.85 years. Among the subjects, 975
(15.7%) had normal BP, 1875 (30.2%) were prehypertensive, and 3354 (54.1%) were hypertensive. Approximately 30.2%
of Taiwanese rural adults in the present study had prehypertension