27 million Japanese are hypertensive disease and 89.6% of them are treated with any anti-hypertensive medications. This is the first study utilizing the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups to determine the number and age-adjusted prevalence of hypertensive patients and treated hypertensive patients in Japan.
- Takashi Waki
- Katsuyuki Miura
- Naohiro Mitsutake
