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Figure 3

From: Current European guidelines for management of arterial hypertension: Are they adequate for use in primary care? Modelling study based on the Norwegian HUNT 2 population

Figure 3

Age-standardised prevalence of individuals in each risk category and associated number of follow-up visits. Age-standardised prevalence for each risk category in relation to blood pressure levels (absolute numbers within brackets) as well as the calculated number of follow-up visits needed each year according to the 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension [13] per 100,000 adults, aged 20 to 89 in the HUNT 2 Study, Norway. Abbreviations: OD: subclinical organ damage; HT: hypertension; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MS: metabolic syndrome; CV: cardiovascular disease.

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