Hypertension-related mortality in California.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Stavig, G R ; Igra, A ; Leonard, A R ; McCullough, J ; Oreglia, A
• Description:
  Death rates in California for hypertension-related diseases during 1969-71 and 1979-81 are compared. During both periods, age-standardized rates for a composite hypertension-related mortality category are highest for blacks, followed by whites, and lowest for Asians and Pacific Islanders. Filipinos who have high prevalence rates of hypertension record low rates of hypertension-related mortality. After adjusting for the comparability ratio, the age-standardized hypertension-related death rate declined by more than 28 percent between 1969-71 and 1979-81. The decrease was greatest at age 15-44 years. Of all major hypertension-related diseases, cerebrovascular diseases registered consistently large percentage declines in mortality for all age and race groupings examined. Possible reasons for the considerable decline in hypertension-related mortality and low death rates for Asians and Pacific Islanders are discussed. The combined effects of improved population awareness, level of treatment, and control of hypertension; a greater knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and associated modifications of behavior; and improved medical technology and care may have contributed to the decline.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Epidemiologic Methods Female Health Status Heart Diseases Humans Hypertension Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Racial Groups Sex Factors Time Factors

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 101(1):39-49
• Pubmed ID:
  3080788
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  101
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c8baaf6137c8c21233136d0d20ee735b4e0d186aa2a814b85c295da94a51e47744788f5887412d06598cc4e6ea525db6c68f4f4e6b57db98544903cf3520f782
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