The age-standardized prevalence of current antihypertensive medication use among U.S. Hispanic adults with hypertension was 54 percent. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity.
Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity*
* Current antihypertensive medication use was defined as affirmative response to “Are you currently taking medicine prescribed by a doctor or other health professional
for your high blood pressure?”
Age-standardized prevalence.
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CDC, & MMWR. (April 10, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114813/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity*." Chart. April 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114813/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114813/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Hypertension Who Were Currently Using Antihypertensive Medication in 2017, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114813/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults with hypertension who were currently using antihypertensive medication in 2017, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114813/prevalence-of-antihypertensive-medication-use-by-us-adults-by-ethnicity/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
