Diabetes and hypertension among South Asians in New York and Atlanta leveraging hospital electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes and hypertension disparities are pronounced among South Asians. There is regional variation in the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in the US, but it is unknown whether there is variation among South Asians living in the US. The objective of this study was to compare the burden of diabetes and hypertension between South Asian patients receiving care in the health systems of two US cities.

Methods

Cross-sectional analyses were performed using electronic health records (EHR) for 90,137 South Asians receiving care at New York University Langone in New York City (NYC) and 28,868 South Asians receiving care at Emory University (Atlanta). Diabetes was defined as having 2 + encounters with a diagnosis of diabetes, having a diabetes medication prescribed (

SUBMITTER: Beasley JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8684279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature