학술논문
Hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels in 6 European countries, Canada, and the United States
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. May 14, 2003, Vol. 289 Issue 18, p2363, 7 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0098-7484
Abstract
About 44% of all Europeans have high blood pressure compared to only 28% of North Americans, according to surveys in Germany, Finland, Sweden, England, Spain, Italy, Canada and the US. In addition, the average blood pressure was 136/83 in the European countries and 127/77 in Canada and the US. Blood pressure was highest in Germany and lowest in the US.