21/06/2019
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The correct answer is C.
According to the 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension:
Based on office BP, the global prevalence of hypertension was estimated to be 1.13 billion in 2015, with a prevalence of over 150 million in central and eastern Europe. The overall prevalence of hypertension in adults is around 30 - 45%, with a global age-standardized prevalence of 24 and 20% in men and women, respectively, in 2015.
This high prevalence of hypertension is consistent across the world, irrespective of income status, i.e. in lower, middle, and higher income countries.