HYPERTENSION
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a significant risk
factor for heart disease and stroke. In 2001, males aged
64 and younger had slightly higher rates of hypertension
than their female counterparts. However, rates of hypertension
were higher among older women than men. This pattern contrasts
with that seen for other major conditions such as heart
disease and diabetes, which were higher among younger women
than
men and lower for women in older age groups.
Similar to the trends found in heart disease and diabetes,
the rate of hypertension for both women and men increased
with age. The rates of hypertension increased from 91.7
among women aged 44 and younger to 591.2 among women aged
75 and
older.
Although rates are not adjusted for age, non-Hispanic
Black women had higher rates of hypertension than other
races and
ethnic groups. In 2001, the hypertension rate among non-Hispanic
Black women was 1.3 times the rate of non-Hispanic White
women and 1.5 times the rate of Hispanic women.
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