Unmet needs for hypertension care cascade in older adults and socioeconomic disparities: evidence from five national cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adults aged 50 years and older are more likely to experience unmet health care needs for hypertension, particularly given the existence of socioeconomic disparities in its diagnosis, treatment, and control. This study aims to assess unmet health care needs for hypertension following a care cascade among adults aged 50 years and older from both high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We used data from five national cohorts to estimate the extent of unmet health care needs for hypertension diagnosis, treatment, and control in the US, the UK, China, Mexico, and India, and to examine the socioeconomic equity and influencing factors.

Results

We included 98,510 participants recruited between 2013 and 2018. The overall level o

SUBMITTER: Feng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918111 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature