Hypertension in the Hispanic and black population in New York City.
J Natl Med Assoc
; 79(7): 749-52, 1987 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3498048
Little data have been accumulated on the health care problems of underserved, urban Hispanic-Americans. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the adequacy of treatment for Hispanic-Americans (predominately Puerto Ricans) and blacks living in the South Bronx section of New York City.Almost three fourths (74.5 percent) of the study subjects (n = 145) knew what hypertension was, and 40.7 percent said they had hypertension. However, 52.3 percent of subjects (Hispanic, 49.2 percent and black, 61.5 percent) who responded that they were not hypertensive had hypertension. Of those who said they had hypertension, only 55.9 percent were taking medication (Hispanic, 57.5 percent and black, 57.1 percent). For those taking medication, the majority did not have their hypertension controlled (Hispanic, 78.2 percent and black, 100 percent).These data suggest that for urban Hispanics and blacks, both hypertensive awareness and control is poor. This population thus appears likely to suffer excess morbidity and mortality from hypertension. Public policy programs for surveillance and control of hypertension in urban Hispanic and black populations may decrease the rate of morbidity and mortality from this treatable disease.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Hispânico ou Latino
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População Negra
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Natl Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos