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Changes to hypertension onset to better align with statistics. #1516

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This set of module changes is designed to adjust the onset age of hypertension to be more in line with the following studies:

  1. Ostchega Y, Fryar CD, Nwankwo T, Nguyen DT. Hypertension prevalence among adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 364. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
  2. Huang X, Lee K, Wang MC, Shah NS, Khan SS. Age at Diagnosis of Hypertension by Race and Ethnicity in the US From 2011 to 2020. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(9):986–987. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2345

Real

  • Age of Hypertension Onset
Average (years) Standard Deviation (years)
46 15
  • From source [2] above.

The data below was generated using the command ./run_synthea -p 10000 for the Before and After cohorts.

Before

  • Age of Hypertension Onset
Average (years) Standard Deviation (years)
35.28 13.36
  • Distribution
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After

  • Age of Hypertension Onset
Average (years) Standard Deviation (years)
42.15 11.38
  • Distribution
    image

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