Impact of Comorbidities on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension in the United States

Background. Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension (HTN) prevalence continue to persist in United States. We aimed in this study to examine the racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence and to determine whether or not health disparities may be explained by racial/ethnic disparities in...

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Veröffentlicht in:ISRN public health 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: Opara, Franklin, Hawkins, Kimberly, Sundaram, Aparna, Merchant, Munira, Rasmussen, Sandra, Holmes, Laurens
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Background. Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension (HTN) prevalence continue to persist in United States. We aimed in this study to examine the racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence and to determine whether or not health disparities may be explained by racial/ethnic disparities in co-morbidities. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional design was used to examine the prevalence of hypertension among African Americans (AAs), Caucasians, and Hispanics in the National Health Interview Survey, 2003. The overall sample comprised 30, 852 adults. Results. There was a statistically significant racial/ethnic variability in hypertension prevalence, with AA/Blacks with the highest prevalence, χ2=393.0 (3), P
ISSN:2090-8008
2090-8008
DOI:10.1155/2013/967518