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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 September 01. Published in final edited form as: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 September ; 18(9): 892–900. doi:10.1111/jch.12786.

Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States—HealthStyles, 2010 Xin Tong, MPH, Elizabeth K. Chu, MDc, Jing Fang, MD, Hilary K. Wall, MPH, and Carma Ayala, RN, MPH, PhD Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

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Nonadherence, or not taking medications as prescribed, to antihypertensive medications has been associated with uncontrolled hypertension. The authors analyzed data from HealthStyles 2010 to assess medication nonadherence among adults with hypertension. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 27.4% and the prevalence of nonadherence was 30.5% among hypertensive adult respondents. Nonadherence rates were highest among younger adults (aged 18–44 years), Hispanics, those who reported lowest annual income (

Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States─HealthStyles, 2010.

Nonadherence, or not taking medications as prescribed, to antihypertensive medications has been associated with uncontrolled hypertension. The authors...
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