Racial and Ethnic Subgroup Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence, New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013-2014

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Fei, Kezhen ; Rodriguez-Lopez, Jesica S. ; Ramos, Marcel ; Islam, Nadia ; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau ; Yi, Stella S. ; Chernov, Claudia ; Perlman, Sharon E. ; Thorpe, Lorna E.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Racial/ethnic minority adults have higher rates of hypertension than non-Hispanic white adults. We examined the prevalence of hypertension among Hispanic and Asian subgroups in New York City. ; Methods ; Data from the 2013-2014 New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to assess hypertension prevalence among adults (aged ≥20) in New York City (n = 1,476). Hypertension was measured (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or self-reported hypertension and use of blood pressure medication). Participants self-reported race/ethnicity and country of origin. Multivariable logistic regression models assessed differences in prevalence by race/ethnicity and sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. ; Results ; Overall hypertension prevalence among adults in New York City was 33.9% (43.5% for non-Hispanic blacks, 38.0% for Asians, 33.0% for Hispanics, and 27.5% for non-Hispanic whites). Among Hispanic adults, prevalence was 39.4% for Dominican, 34.2% for Puerto Rican, and 27.5% for Central/South American adults. Among Asian adults, prevalence was 43.0% for South Asian and 39.9% for East/Southeast Asian adults. Adjusting for age, sex, education, and body mass index, 2 major racial/ethnic minority groups had higher odds of hypertension than non-Hispanic whites: non-Hispanic black (AOR adjusted odds ratio, 2.6; 95% confidence interval CI, 1.7-3.9) and Asian (AOR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.2-3.4) adults. Two subgroups had greater odds of hypertension than the non-Hispanic white group: East/Southeast Asian adults (AOR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.6-4.9) and Dominican adults (AOR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.5). ; Conclusion ; Racial/ethnic minority subgroups vary in hypertension prevalence, suggesting the need for targeted interventions.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Body Mass Index
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertension / ethnology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160478
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  28427484
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5420441
• Document Type:
  Text
• Corporate as Subject:
  Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City , NY
• Volume:
  14
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45823/cdc_45823_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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