Relationship Between Risks for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Resistant Hypertension, and Aldosterone Among African American Adults in the Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African Americans have a higher prevalence of resistant hypertension compared with Caucasians. Racial differences in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and increased aldosterone level may explain the racial disparity in resistant hypertension prevalence. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate if aldosterone level and hypertension status differ by risks for OSA (e.g., obesity, loud snoring, and daytime sleepiness) and how aldosterone level varies with hypertension severity and control among African Americans.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis was performed using baseline data on 5,052 African American adults in the Jackson Heart Study to investigate the relationships of interest using multivariable linear and multinomial logistic regression models adjus

SUBMITTER: Koo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527775 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature