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                      Need to hypertension management increases

                                with age and guidelines threshold





















                                1 in 10                                       5 in 10

                         in their 20s and 30s                          in their 50s and 60s





                                       Need hypertension management







                                        Woman                                      Man

                    60

                Proportion in need of  BP-Lowering medicines  40








                    20





                     0
                        30        35      40      45       50       55      60       65     30        35      40      45       50       55      60       65

                                                            Age group
                                       ACC/AHA      140/90       NICE          WHO Hearts

                                               BP treatment needs by guidelines and age

            Circulation. 2021;143:991–1001, https://www.euro.who.int/. 2021
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