Intersectional Discrimination and Change in Blood Pressure Control Among Older Adults: The Health and Retirement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Associations between multiple forms of discrimination and blood pressure control in older populations remain unestablished.

Methods

Participants were 14 582 noninstitutionalized individuals (59% women) in the Health and Retirement Study aged at least 51 years (76% non-Hispanic White, 15% non-Hispanic Black, 9% Hispanic/Latino). Primary exposures included the mean frequency of discrimination in everyday life, intersectional discrimination (defined as marginalization ascribed to more than one reason), and the sum of discrimination over the life span. We assessed whether discrimination was associated with a change in measured hypertension status (N = 14 582) and concurrent medication use among reported hypertensives (N = 9 086) over 4 years (2008-2014).

Results

SUBMITTER: Sims KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8824637 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature