A new report from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found 1–3 adults have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
And 80% of adults do not control their blood pressure or high cholesterol levels despite health insurance and access to low-cost treatment.
Hypertension and high cholesterol are the major risk factors for heart disease. Annually 785,000 U.S. adults have their first heart attack, an another 470,000 have their second (or more) heart; Previous data from the CDC.
The new report, appearing in vital signs, also found 1–3 adults do not receive the treatment of hypertension; 1 2 adults do not have their blood pressure under control. 1 in 3 adults receive no treatment for cholesterol high; and 2-3 adults do not have their high under control cholesterol levels.
A spokesman of the CDC, said we are failing preventing cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States, more attention should be on prevention and better educate.
LDL cholesterol — or "bad" cholesterol — should be less than 160 patients healthy. Blood pressure should be less than 120 to 80. The CDC said what it higher than 140 90 requires intervention.
Heart disease death vary from race to race. In 2004, CDC data revealed that African Americans are more likely to die of heart disease (25.8% of deaths) than Hispanics and whites, with 22.7% and 27.5% respectively.
According to the American Heart Association, poor diet, high salt consumption, lack of exercise, smoking, drinking alcohol and taking of prescription drugs are all the risk factors for hypertension and high cholesterol levels.
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