Racial and Ethnic Differences in Blood Pressure Among US Adults, 1999-2018

Hypertension. 2021 Dec;78(6):1730-1741. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18086. Epub 2021 Nov 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology (S.T.H., L.C., S.S., P.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham.
² Department of Medicine (A.L.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham.
³ Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY (N.M., M.A.).
⁴ Department of Biostatistics (B.C.J.), University of Alabama at Birmingham.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (K.F.).
⁶ American Medical Association, Chicago, IL (G.W.).

Abstract

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Keywords: African Americans; United States; adult; blood pressure; cardiovascular diseases; ethnic groups; survey.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Black or African American*
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Female
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
United States
White People*
Young Adult

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