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Table 3 Percentage and number of Korean adults recommended antihypertensive medical treatment

From: Potential impact of 2018 Korean Society of Hypertension guidelines on Korean population: a population-based cohort study

 

Percentage

Number

2018 KSH guidelines

2013 KSH guidelines

Difference

2018 KSH guidelines

2013 KSH guidelines

Difference

Total

37.8 ± 0.6

32.5 ± 0.6

5.3 ± 0.2

11.3

9.7

1.6

Sex

 Male

45.1 ± 0.8

36.6 ± 0.8

8.5 ± 0.5

6.4

5.2

1.2

 Female

31.1 ± 0.7

28.7 ± 0.7

2.3 ± 0.2

4.8

4.5

0.4

Age (years)

 30–39

12.8 ± 0.8

9.5 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 0.4

0.9

0.7

0.2

 40–49

27.2 ± 0.9

21.5 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 0.5

2.1

1.6

0.4

 50–59

45.2 ± 1.1

36.4 ± 1.1

8.8 ± 0.6

3.3

2.6

0.6

 60–69

57.9 ± 1.2

52.9 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 0.5

2.5

2.3

0.2

 70+

68.2 ± 1.2

66.3 ± 1.2

1.8 ± 0.3

2.6

2.5

0.1

Area of residence

 Urban area

36.7 ± 0.7

31.6 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.3

8.9

7.7

1.2

 Rural area

42.7 ± 1.4

36.5 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 0.5

2.4

2.0

0.3

Income quartiles

 Highest

35.7 ± 1.1

30.5 ± 1.0

5.3 ± 0.5

2.7

2.3

0.4

 Upper middle

36.3 ± 1.0

31.3 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 0.4

2.7

2.3

0.4

 Lower middle

39.5 ± 1.1

33.4 ± 1.0

6.2 ± 0.5

3.0

2.5

0.5

 Lowest

39.6 ± 1.0

35.0 ± 1.0

4.6 ± 0.5

2.9

2.5

0.3

Education levels

 Primary

62.1 ± 1.0

57.3 ± 1.1

4.8 ± 0.5

3.8

3.5

0.3

 Middle

47.8 ± 1.5

41.7 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 0.7

1.5

1.3

0.2

 High

32.7 ± 0.9

27.3 ± 0.8

5.4 ± 0.4

3.2

2.7

0.5

 University/college

24.5 ± 0.8

19.2 ± 0.8

5.3 ± 0.4

2.5

2.0

0.5

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SE
  2. KSH Korean Society of Hypertension