Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Prescribing Patterns and Effectiveness.

ABSTRACT: Variability in drug effectiveness and provider prescribing patterns have been reported in different racial and ethnic populations. We sought to evaluate antihypertensive drug effectiveness and prescribing patterns among self-identified Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic), Non-Hispanic Black (Black), and Non-Hispanic White (White) populations that enrolled in the NIH All of Us Research Program, a US longitudinal cohort. We employed a self-controlled case study method using electronic health record and survey data from 17,718 White, Hispanic, and Black participants who were diagnosed with essential hypertension and prescribed at least one of 19 commonly used antihypertensive medications. Effectiveness was determined by calculating the reduction in systolic blood pressure measurements after 28 or more

SUBMITTER: Goleva SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature