NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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12-11.
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Increase the proportion of adults with high blood
pressure who are taking action (for example, losing weight, increasing physical activity, or reducing sodium
intake) to help control their blood pressure.
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Target: 981 percent.
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Baseline: 842 percent of adults aged 18 years and older with high blood pressure were taking action to control it in 1998 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
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1 (Target revised from 95 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
2 (Baseline revised from 82 after November 2000 publication)
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