Abstract
Key Indexing Terms
BLOOD PRESSURE AND HYPERTENSION LEVELS

HYPERTENSION TREATMENT AND CONTROL

HYPERTENSION RISKS
White males | White females | Black males | Black females | |
---|---|---|---|---|
140/90 | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) | 1.4 (1.1–2.0) | 2.1 (1.3–3.1) | 2.0 (1.2–2.8) |
160/95 | 1.8 (1.3–2.2) | 2.0 (1.2–2.6) | 2.4 (1.5–3.5) | 2.4 (1.6–3.2) |
White males | 23.8% |
White females | 18.3% |
Black males | 45.2% |
Black females | 39.5% |
Whites | Blacks |
---|---|
1.08 (1.0–1.16) | 1.25 (1.14–1.35) |
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RACIAL DISPARITIES
Salt Sensitivity
Body Mass
Resistant and Refractory Hypertension
- Douglas J.G.
- Bakris G.L.
- Epstein M.
- Hypertension in African Americans Working Group of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
- et al.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
- Lackland D.T.
- Roccella E.J.
- Deutsch A.F.
- American Heart Association Stroke Council
- Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
- Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
- Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology
- et al.
- Chobanian A.V.
- Bakris G.L.
- Black H.R.
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure and National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee
- et al.
Wright JT, Fine LJ, Lackland DT, et al. Evidence supporting a systolic blood pressure goal of less than 150 mm Hg in patients aged 60 years or older: the minority view. Ann Intern Med Available at http://annals.org/. Accessed January 13, 2014.
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