Korea Hypertension Fact Sheet 2023: analysis of nationwide population-based data with a particular focus on hypertension in special populations

Table 5 Changes in hypertension control rates among special populations, 1998–2001

Year	Aged 65 years or older		With diabetes		With obesity^a		With chronic kidney disease^b		At high cardiovascular risk^c
Year	Proportion of SBP/DBP 130–139/80–89 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP 130–139/80–89 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP 130–139/80–89 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP 130–139/80–89 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP 130–139/80–89 mmHg, %	Proportion of SBP/DBP < 130/80 mmHg, %
1998	4.9	1.7	6.1	5.2	5.7	2.1	5.7	4.7	5.5	2.4
2001	11.3	5.3	7.5	7.3	10.3	4.6	13.3	4.8	9.0	4.0
2005	17.1	16.4	20.4	17.3	17.3	8.2	20.3	18.8	18.3	10.8
2007–2009	22.6	28.6	25.5	27.2	22.2	19.0	26.1	29.4	22.8	23.5
2010–2012	22.4	33.2	26.4	29.4	21.4	20.6	23.6	39.1	20.8	22.9
2013–2015	22.6	37.4	20.8	36.1	21.5	23.8	20.0	43.0	20.3	25.6
2016–2018	22.8	37.6	23.9	35.8	21.7	25.4	24.1	39.6	22.7	27.7
2019–2021	23.4	36.0	25.7	37.3	22.5	28.3	23.7	34.5	23.7	28.6

Abbreviations: SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure
^aBody mass index ≥ 25 kg/m²
^bEstimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m²
^cHaving ≥ 3 risk factors, including old age, family history of cardiovascular disease, smoking, obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes (counted as two), or prediabetes

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