Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among U.S. Women of Reproductive Age.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age (women aged 18-44 years). This study estimated hypertension prevalence and control among women of reproductive age at the national and state levels using electronic health record data.

Methods

Nonpregnant women of reproductive age were included in this cross-sectional study using 2019 IQVIA Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records - U.S. national data (analyzed in 2023). Suspected hypertension was identified using any of these criteria: ≥1 hypertension diagnosis code, ≥2 blood pressure readings ≥140/90 mmHg on separate days, or ≥1 antihypertensive medication. Among women of reproductive age with hypertension, the latest blood pressure in 2019 was used

SUBMITTER: Weng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922595 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature