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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140162
Personal Author:
Stevens, Alissa ; Courtney-Long, Elizabeth ; Gillespie, Cathleen ; Armour, Brian S.
Stevens, Alissa ; Courtney-Long, Elizabeth ; Gillespie, Cathleen ; Armour, Brian S. Less -
Description:
The prevalence of hypertension among people with disabilities is not well understood. We combined data from the 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to obtain estimates of hypertension prevalence by disability status and type (cognitive, hearing, vision, or mobility limitation) and assess the association between disability and hypertension. Overall, 34% of adults with disabilities had hypertension compared with 27% of adults without disabilities; adults with mobility limitations were more likely to have hypertension than adults without disabilities (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.16-1.32). Our results suggest that adults living with disabilities are an important subpopulation to include in hypertension reporting and intervention efforts.
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Adult
Aged
Brief
Chronic Disease
Disabled Persons
Female
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Hypertension
Income
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Prevalence
Young Adult

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.)
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d5332c105982a511b46ad5dcf8a432cd1a990196b4c516cc7d2af6fa939a8d03
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