Sociodemographic correlates of hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to quantify prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in the Eastern Caribbean and identify sociodemographic correlates.

Methods

Baseline data (2013-2018) from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Cohort Study (ECS) was used (n = 2961). The ECS is an ongoing longitudinal study of community-dwelling persons 40 years and older conducted in Barbados, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Participants completed a self-administered health survey, clinical examination, and laboratory testing. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7) guidelines defined hypertension prevalence and control. Self-reported hypertension

SUBMITTER: Oladele CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature