Antihypertensive treatment and blood pressure trends among South African adults: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of a population panel survey

Background Recent findings suggest a decline in mean blood pressure and prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in the South African adult population in the last decade, in contrast with the increase previously observed. This study aimed at quantifying the contribution of antihypertensive treatment to this decline. Methods We used data from the four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study between 2008 and 2015 and analysed changes in...