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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) is a broad classification referring to heart disease, vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. The two main heart disease conditions are coronary artery disease and heart attack. Other heart disease conditions include acute coronary syndrome, angina, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, heart failure, and rheumatic heart disease. Vascular disease refers to a group of diseases affecting the circulatory system. These conditions include atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, and hypertension. Cerebrovascular disease include nontraumatic subarachnoid and intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral infarction (stroke), and occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware
Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019
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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware
Hypertension
2021
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Target
32.3%percentage of adults
Progress
Getting worse, target not met
36.2 percent of adults in Delaware were diagnosed with hypertension. This indicator needs attention because the rate is getting worse and is higher than the target percent of 32.3%.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware
Percentage of adults
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Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019
