High blood pressure (hypertension)
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What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
Hypertension is the diagnosis of consistently high blood pressure defined by a systolic (upper number) reading above 130 or a diastolic (lower number) above 80.
Common symptoms reported by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
50
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(45)
anxious mood
(18)
1 more
Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (83 evaluations)
Total evaluations
95
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(189)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (117 evaluations)
Total evaluations
122
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(154)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (50 evaluations)
Total evaluations
51
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(94)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (42 evaluations)
Total evaluations
52
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(80)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (52 evaluations)
Total evaluations
56
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(73)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (49 evaluations)
Total evaluations
60
Tried for
pain
(49)
anxious mood
(6)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (27 evaluations)
Total evaluations
33
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(45)
anxious mood
(18)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (25 evaluations)
Total evaluations
26
Tried for
anxious mood
(48)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has high blood pressure (hypertension) on PatientsLikeMe?
- 17402 patients have this condition
- 264 new patients joined this month
- 2365 say high blood pressure (hypertension) is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 18 | |
| 20s | 253 | |
| 30s | 1077 | |
| 40s | 2827 | |
| 50s | 5318 | |
| 60s | 5074 | |
| 70+ | 2081 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 5074 | |
| Female | 11700 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 6335 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 158 |
These charts show data from high blood pressure (hypertension) patients who have completed their condition history
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