Population-Attributable Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Associated With Hypertension in Black Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The prevalence of hypertension and the risk for hypertension-related cardiovascular disease (CVD) are high among black adults. The population-attributable risk (PAR) accounts for both prevalence and excess risk of disease associated with a risk factor.

Objective

To examine the PAR for CVD associated with hypertension among black adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study used data on 12 497 black participants older than 21 years without CVD at baseline who were enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) from September 26, 2000, through March 31, 2004, and cardiovascular events were adjudicated through December 31, 2015. The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study participants were enrolled from Jul

SUBMITTER: Clark D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813577 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature