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Table 2 Trends in the prevalence of hypertension in the population aged ≥30 years (Source: KNHANES)a

From: 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension: part I-epidemiology of hypertension

Category

1998

2001

2005

2007–09

2010–12

2013–15

2016

All

29.8%

28.5%

28.0%

25.9%

28.0%

26.8%

29.1%

Men

32.4%

33.2%

31.5%

28.8%

31.4%

31.6%

35.0%

Women

26.8%

25.3%

23.8%

22.7%

24.2%

22.0%

22.9%

  1. aAge-standardized values were calculated using the age structures of the 2005 Korean population
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