Validation of self-reported hypertension in young adults in the US-based Growing Up Today Study (GUTS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-reporting is often used in large epidemiologic research to identify hypertensive participants, but its validity in young adults has not been sufficiently assessed. We aimed to validate self-reported hypertension diagnosis from questionnaires by using medical records among a sample of young adults aged 22-39 years in the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS), during a time of transition in national hypertension definitions.

Methods

A sample of 1,000 GUTS participants were asked for permission to access their medical records, to confirm their self-reported hypertension status on questionnaires from 2010 to 2019. Paired self-reported and medical record information was available for 318 participants. Medical records were reviewed by a clinical hypertension specialist. We

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500949 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature