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Table 3 Trends in awareness, treatment, and control rate of hypertension

From: 2013 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension: part I–epidemiology and diagnosis of hypertension

Parameter

Year

1998

2001

2005

2008–2011

Awareness rate

27.0

36.0

59.8

66.9

Treatment rate

19.1

29.3

47.1

61.1

Control rate for all hypertension patients

7.4

14.9

32.2

42.9

Control rate for treated hypertension patients

22.9

37.0

54.9

69.3

  1. Values in % and standardized for census 2005, Korean National Health Statistics. Criterion for treatment of hypertension: taking antihypertensive drug more than 20 days per month.