Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in South Korea, 1998–2021: a nationally representative serial study

Abstract The impact of the pandemic on hypertension management is unknown, particularly regarding changes in demographic risk factors. We conducted a comprehensive study between 1998 and 2021 on the long-term trends in hypertension prevalence in South Korea, including a comparison of the pre-pandemi...

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Main Authors: Myeongcheol Lee, Hojae Lee, Jaeyu Park, Hyeon Jin Kim, Rosie Kwon, Seung Won Lee, Sunyoung Kim, Ai Koyanagi, Lee Smith, Min Seo Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Sang Youl Rhee, Dong Keon Yon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49055-8