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Challenges in the Management of Stage 1 Hypertension
Kevin A. Pearce, MD, MPH
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(7):717-720.
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IN JANUARY 1993, the 20th anniversary of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program was commemorated with the Fifth Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.1 This landmark report and an accompanying article2 provide updated expert recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension. The levels of severity of hypertension are also redefined into "stages," from 1 to 4. Stage 1 hypertension is defined as resting diastolic blood pressure (BP) of 90 to 99 mm Hg or systolic BP of 140 to 149 mm Hg, which roughly corresponds to the previous designation of "mild" hypertension.
By the latest estimates, 25% of all American adults have hypertension, with 70% to 90% of them being in the stage 1 category.2-4 Hypertension is the third most common problem encountered in family practice and the most common one seen by general
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Author Affiliations
Department of Family and Community Medicine Bowman Gray School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
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