Adding self-report of previously diagnosed hypertension yields a 5% to 10% higher estimate of prevalence.S3.3-1,S3.3-6,S3.3-7 Most individuals who were added by use of this expanded definition have been diagnosed as having hypertension by a health professional on >1 occasion, and many have been advised to change their 3.4. Awareness, Treatment, and Control Prevalence estimates for awareness, treatment, and con- trol of hypertension are usually based on self-reports of the hypertension diagnosis (awareness), use of BP-lowering medications in those with hypertension (treatment), and achievement of a satisfactory SBP/DBP during treatment of hypertension (control). Before the present publication, awareness and treatment in adults were based on the SBP/ DBP cutpoints of 140/90 mm Hg, and control was based on an SBP/DBP <140/90 mm Hg. In the US general adult population, hypertension awareness, treatment, and control Table 7. Prevalence of Hypertension Based on 2 SBP/DBP Thresholds* mm Hg or Self-Reported Antihypertensive Medication mm Hg or Self-Reported Antihypertensive Medication Men Women Men Women Overall, age-sex adjusted Age group, y Race-ethnicity The prevalence estimates have been rounded to the nearest full percentage. *130/80 and 140/90 mm Hg in 9623 participants ( 20 years of age) in NHANES 2011 2014. BP cutpoints for definition of hypertension in the present guideline. BP cutpoints for definition of hypertension in JNC 7. Adjusted to the 2010 age-sex distribution of the US adult population. BP indicates blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; and SBP, systolic blood pressure. 