Korea hypertension fact sheet 2022: analysis of nationwide population-based data with a special focus on hypertension in the elderly.
Awareness
Elderly
Hypertension
Korea
Prevalence
Therapeutics
Journal
Clinical hypertension
ISSN: 2056-5909
Titre abrégé: Clin Hypertens
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101669508
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Aug 2023
15 Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
15
01
2023
accepted:
25
05
2023
medline:
15
8
2023
pubmed:
15
8
2023
entrez:
14
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The Korean Society of Hypertension has published the Korea Hypertension Fact Sheet 2022 to provide an overview of the magnitude and management status of hypertension and their recent trends. The Fact Sheets were based on the analyses of Korean adults aged 20 years or older of the 1998-2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the 2002-2020 National Health Insurance Big Data. As of 2020, 29.4% of the adult population aged 20 or older in Korea, about 12.6 million people, have high blood pressure, of which 5.0 million (40%) are 65 years of age or older and 1.2 million (10%) are 80 years of age or older. Among those with hypertension, the awareness rate is 69%, the treatment rate is 65%, and the control rate is 47%. The number of people diagnosed with hypertension increased from 3.0 million in 2002 to 10.5 million in 2020. During the same period, the number of people using antihypertensive medication increased from 2.5 million to 9.9 million, and the number of people adherent to treatment increased from 0.6 million to 7.4 million. Among those treated for hypertension in 2020, 74% used angiotensin blockers, 61% used calcium channel blockers, 24% used diuretics, and 15% used beta blockers. Combination therapy with at least two classes of antihypertensive medication consisted of 60% of all antihypertensive prescriptions. The number of people with hypertension aged 65 or older is increasing very rapidly compared to those aged 20-64. Awareness and treatment rates of hypertension improved rapidly, especially in those aged 65 or older, but the rate of improvement slowed since 2012. In Korea, the level of hypertension management is improving, but the absolute number of people with hypertension, especially elderly hypertension, is increasing due to the rapid aging of the population. It is necessary to develop more efficient and target-specific policies to control blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular disease.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The Korean Society of Hypertension has published the Korea Hypertension Fact Sheet 2022 to provide an overview of the magnitude and management status of hypertension and their recent trends.
METHODS
METHODS
The Fact Sheets were based on the analyses of Korean adults aged 20 years or older of the 1998-2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the 2002-2020 National Health Insurance Big Data.
RESULTS
RESULTS
As of 2020, 29.4% of the adult population aged 20 or older in Korea, about 12.6 million people, have high blood pressure, of which 5.0 million (40%) are 65 years of age or older and 1.2 million (10%) are 80 years of age or older. Among those with hypertension, the awareness rate is 69%, the treatment rate is 65%, and the control rate is 47%. The number of people diagnosed with hypertension increased from 3.0 million in 2002 to 10.5 million in 2020. During the same period, the number of people using antihypertensive medication increased from 2.5 million to 9.9 million, and the number of people adherent to treatment increased from 0.6 million to 7.4 million. Among those treated for hypertension in 2020, 74% used angiotensin blockers, 61% used calcium channel blockers, 24% used diuretics, and 15% used beta blockers. Combination therapy with at least two classes of antihypertensive medication consisted of 60% of all antihypertensive prescriptions. The number of people with hypertension aged 65 or older is increasing very rapidly compared to those aged 20-64. Awareness and treatment rates of hypertension improved rapidly, especially in those aged 65 or older, but the rate of improvement slowed since 2012.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In Korea, the level of hypertension management is improving, but the absolute number of people with hypertension, especially elderly hypertension, is increasing due to the rapid aging of the population. It is necessary to develop more efficient and target-specific policies to control blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37580841
doi: 10.1186/s40885-023-00243-8
pii: 10.1186/s40885-023-00243-8
pmc: PMC10426053
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
22Subventions
Organisme : Korean Society of Hypertension
ID : KSH-P-2022-1
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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