4338.0 - Profiles of Health, Australia, 2011-13
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High blood pressure is an important risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular disease.
In 2011-12, just over one in five people aged 18 years and over (21.5%) had measured high blood pressure. Overall, men were more likely to have high blood pressure than women (23.4% and 19.5% respectively), while the proportion of Australians with high blood pressure increased with age. Around 42.6% of persons aged 65 years and over had measured high blood pressure, compared with 5.5% of people aged 18-24 years. ![]() Footnote(s): (a) Measured systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90mmHg. Source(s): Australian Health Survey: Updated Results, 2011-12 In 2011-12, of those people with measured high blood pressure, 71.9% did not self-report hypertensive disease. Men with measured high blood pressure were more likely to not self-report hypertensive disease than women (74.0% and 69.4% respectively). The proportion of persons with measured high blood pressure who did not self-report hypertensive disease decreased with age (from 97.1% of persons aged 18-24 to 50.8% of persons aged 75 years and over). ![]() Footnote(s): (a) Persons aged 18 years and over. (b) Measured systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90mmHg. Source(s): Australian Health Survey: Updated Results, 2011-12
Previous results for blood pressure Information on measured blood pressure is available from Nutrient Intakes and Physical Measurements, Australia, 1995 Information on self reported hypertension is available from the National Health Survey 2007–08, 2004–05, 2001, 1995. Other articles on blood pressure
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