Response to Upward Hypertension Trends: Changes in Blood Pressure or in Antihypertensive Treatment?

We thank Chiolero et al1 for raising an additional hypothesis for the increase in hypertension prevalence, and, indeed, increased treatment at lower blood pressure levels could be part of the explanation of the trend, especially in non-Hispanic men. Although there is an increase in the size of the treated population, it is impossible to know from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to what extent this increase …