Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) About Blood Pressure

MMWR is a weekly scientific publication from CDC that reports public health information and recommendations for the United States.

The following issues of MMWR are relevant to high blood pressure. To locate additional articles, you can use the CDC's advanced search feature.

2014

• Hypertension Screening in Children and Adolescents—National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, United States, 2007–2010

2013

• Vital Signs: Avoidable Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke, and Hypertensive Disease—United States, 2001–2010
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension—United States, 2003-2010
• Self-Reported Hypertension and Use of Antihypertensive Medication Among Adults—United States, 2005-2009

2012

• Vital Signs: Awareness and Treatment of Uncontrolled Hypertension Among Adults—United States, 2003–2010
• Control of Hypertension Among Adults―National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005-2008
• QuickStats: Prevalence of Hypertension Among Mexican-American Adults Aged 20-74 Years, by Country of Birth―United States, 1982-1984 to 2007-2010
• Vital Signs: Food Categories Contributing the Most to Sodium Consumption—United States, 2007–2008

2011

• Usual Sodium Intakes Compared with Current Dietary Guidelines―United States, 2005–2008
• Million Hearts®: Strategies to Reduce the Prevalence of Leading Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—United States, 2011
• Vital Signs: Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension—United States, 1999–2002 and 2005–2008

2010

• Sodium Intake Among Adults—United States, 2005–2006

2009

• Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults—United States, 1999–2006

2008

• QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years with Hypertension, by Poverty Level—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2003–2006

2007

• Prevalence of Actions to Control High Blood Pressure—20 States, 2005
• QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Blood Pressure Categories Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Race/Ethnicity—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1999–2004

2006

• Hypertension-Related Mortality Among Hispanic Subpopulations—United States, 1995–2002

2005

• Pulmonary Hypertension Surveillance—United States, 1980–2002; MMWR Surveillance Summary
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension—United States, 1999–2002
• Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Multiple Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke—United States, 2003