Latino-White Disparities in Identification and Control of Elevated Blood Pressure Among Adults With Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies analyzing blood pressure (BP) management using the hypertension control cascade have consistently shown disparities in hypertension awareness, treatment, and BP control between Latino patients and non-Latino White patients. We analyze this cascade using electronic health record data from a multistate network of community health centers.

Methods and results

Data from 790 clinics in 23 US states from 2012 to 2020, including 1 270 174 patients, were analyzed to compare BP documentation in the electronic health record, clinician acknowledgment (diagnosis or treatment) of incident hypertension (BP ≥140/90), medication prescription, and BP control between non-Latino White patients, English-preferring Latino patients, and Spanish-preferring Latino patients, adjus

SUBMITTER: Boston D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010015 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature