Racial Differences in Blood Pressure Control Following Stroke: The REGARDS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In the general population, Black adults are less likely than White adults to have controlled blood pressure (BP), and when not controlled, they are at greater risk for stroke compared with White adults. High BP is a major modifiable risk factor for recurrent stroke, but few studies have examined racial differences in BP control among stroke survivors.

Methods

We used data from the REGARDS study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) to examine disparities in BP control between Black and White adults, with and without a history of stroke. We studied participants taking antihypertensive medication who did and did not experience an adjudicated stroke (n=306 and 7693 participants, respectively) between baseline (2003-2007) and a second s

SUBMITTER: Akinyelure OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature