Racial disparities in hypertension management among multiple sclerosis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension adversely impacts the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease course and is more common among Black Americans. Disparities in care due to structural racism may lead to suboptimal hypertension detection and control in Black American MS patients.

Objectives

To determine if uncontrolled hypertension is more common in Black or White Americans with MS and whether race impacts the likelihood of receiving anti-hypertensive treatment.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using longitudinal data from American participants in the Multiple Sclerosis Partners Advancing Technology and Health Solutions (MS PATHS) multi-institutional registry. Data was collected from 7 sites in the United States between May 2015 and November 2020. Patients with uncontro

SUBMITTER: Conway DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308758 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature