Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China: data from 1·7 million adults in a population-based screening study (China PEACE Million Persons Project)
Lu J, Lu Y, Wang X, Li X, Linderman GC, Wu C, Cheng X, Mu L, Zhang H, Liu J, Su M, Zhao H, Spatz ES, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China: data from 1·7 million adults in a population-based screening study (China PEACE Million Persons Project). The Lancet 2017, 390: 2549-2558. PMID: 29102084, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32478-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl of hypertensionBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsCardiac Events Million Persons ProjectSelf-reported antihypertensive medication usePopulation-based screening studyPopulation-based screening projectMillion Persons ProjectPrescribed antihypertensive medicationsPrevious cardiovascular eventsAntihypertensive medication useDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureManagement of hypertensionCalcium channel blockersProportion of participantsSelf-reported diagnosisCommunity-dwelling adultsSex-standardised ratesCardiovascular eventsHypertensive adultsMedication classesHypertension awarenessHypertension prevalenceClinical factors