Open AccessSevere hypertension in China: results from the China PEACE million persons project
Author(s) -
Yuan Lu,
Xinyue Li,
Jing Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002675
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , population , cross sectional study , china , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , pediatrics , secondary hypertension , demography , environmental health , pathology , sociology , political science , law , endocrinology
People with severe hypertension have high risk of target organ damage, yet few studies focus specifically on this population. We sought to assess the characteristics, prevalence, awareness, and treatment patterns of severe hypertension among middle-aged adults in China.