Name
hypertension2
Label
Hypertension using NHANES definition
Description

Hypertension is defined here using the following NHANES definition: if the systolic or diastolic blood pressure is greater than or equal to 140/90 or if the participant self-reported as currently taking antihypertensive medications.

Domain
noyes01
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
Type
choices
Hypertension using NHANES definition vs Visit Number
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Total 16,415
No 9,797
Yes 4,356
Unknown 2,262
Hypertension using NHANES definition vs Gender
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Female Male Total
Total 8,358 5,797 14,155
No 5,704 4,093 9,797
Yes 2,653 1,703 4,356
Unknown 1 1 2