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Table 1 Prevalence of hypertension, awareness, treatment and control in a population-based study conducted in a Spanish municipality with patients aged 80 and over.

From: Hypertension in the very old; prevalence, awareness, treatment and control: a cross-sectional population-based study in a Spanish municipality

 

Percentage

95% CI-lower

95% CI-upper

Total prevalence of hypertension

72.8

69.5

76.6

Awareness

92.7

89.5

95.1

Pharmacological treatment

96.3

93.6

97.9

Blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg

30.7

25.8

36.1

  1. Total prevalence of hypertension, awareness (out of total hypertension), treatment (out of diagnosed patients) and blood pressure below 140/90 (out of diagnosed patients).