Prevalence and characteristics of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in older people in China: a cross-sectional study

The prevalence and associated risk factors of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) in older people in China is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of aTRH in older people and describe the characteristics of older patients with aTRH. Using two-stage random clustering sampling, 3774 patients with hypertension aged ≥60-75 years were recruited between July 2012 and December 2015. The patients were divided into...