Abstract
Nonadherence, or not taking medications as prescribed, to antihypertensive medications has been associated with uncontrolled hypertension. The authors analyzed data from HealthStyles 2010 to assess medication nonadherence among adults with hypertension. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 27.4% and the prevalence of nonadherence was 30.5% among hypertensive adult respondents. Nonadherence rates were highest among younger adults (aged 18–44 years), Hispanics, those who reported lowest annual income (
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Tong, X., Chu, E. K., Fang, J., Wall, H. K., & Ayala, C. (2016). Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States─HealthStyles, 2010. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18(9), 892–900. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12786
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