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Mashup Score: 96U.S. Filipino Adults Have Elevated Prevalence of Hypertension Across the Adult Lifespan: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Electronic Health Record Study - 1 month(s) ago
Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality.1 Numerous studies document racial and ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence,2–5 including increased risk and earlier age of onset among Black and Hispanic adults than among non-Hispanic White (White) adults.6 However, fewer studies have examined hypertension prevalence among U.S. Asian adults. Earlier findings from the 2003–2005 National Health Interview Survey showed that hypertension prevalence among Filipino adults approached that of White adults, with both groups having prevalence higher than that among Chinese and Asian Indian adults; accounting for age, sociodemographic factors, and health status, Filipino adults had 1.2-fold higher odds of hypertension than White adults.
Source: www.ajpmfocus.orgCategories: General Medicine News, CardiologistsTweet
@SaurabhSDani @jaideeppatelmd @virani_md @AAgarwalaMD @RomitB_MD @DineshKalra @aarti693 @SarjuGanatraMD Time to disaggregate "Asian" as one group in U.S. when it comes to cardiometabolic 🩷 risk & prevention. 'South Asians' higher risk for diabetes and we found 'Filipino Asians' higher prevalence of hypertension across lifespan! Our paper in @AJPMFocus https://t.co/JK1FTUzGka https://t.co/6AaSJMNq3w