Trends of blood pressure control in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

COVID-19 altered lifestyles and disrupted routine health care. Whether blood pressure (BP) control worsened during COVID-19 is unknown.

Objective

To understand whether home BP control worsened during COVID-19 across the United States (US) .

Design, setting, and participants

A population-based analysis of home BP data from 72,706 participants enrolled in a digital health hypertension control program. Data was compared before (January 2019 to March 2020) and during (April 2020 to August 2020) COVID-19.

Main outcomes and measures

Monthly mean home BP readings, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were quantified before and during the pandemic. Multivariable adjustments were made for age, sex, ra

SUBMITTER: Shah NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature