Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey
Table 3
Distribution of severity of blood pressure elevation among uncontrolled hypertensives (those who are unaware, untreated, and suboptimally treated).
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Unaware hypertensives were those who had elevated BP yet had not previously been informed of a hypertension diagnosis by a health professional. Untreated hypertensives were those who had been previously informed of a hypertension diagnosis but were not on medications in the past 2 weeks and had elevated BP. Suboptimally treated hypertensives were those who had been previously informed of a diagnosis and were on medications yet had elevated BP. |