Towards new recommendations to reduce the burden of alcohol-induced hypertension in the European Union

Table 1 Proportion with hypertension with or without control in large population surveys among 40–64 year olds

	Proportion of people with hypertension^a		Proportion recognized or in treatment (with or without adequate control)^b		Fieldwork of main study
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Fieldwork of main study
France	30.4%	46.2%	64.0%	36.1%	2006–2007
Germany	29.6%	36.5%	56.0%	40.1%	2008–2011
Italy	33.2%	42.1%	52.0%	40.4%	2008–2012
Spain	30.0%	42.0%	62.0%	48.1%	2008–2010
UK	22.6%	27.2%	31.2%	23.9%	2006

For definitions and sources, see Additional file 2: Appendix 2
^aHypertension was defined by a blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mm Hg or by being on hypertensive medication
^bNeither recognition nor initiation of hypertension treatment implies that the patient is adequately controlled (i.e., below 140/90 mm Hg). The number of people without adequately controlled hypertension among those recognized/treated varies from country to country and usually exceeds the number of people with adequate control

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