D-dimer and the risk of hypertension: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reasons for increased risk of hypertension in Black compared with White people are only partly understood. D-dimer, a thrombo-inflammatory marker higher in Black individuals, is also higher in people with hypertension. However, the impact of D-dimer on racial disparities in risk of incident hypertension has not been studied.

Objectives

To assess whether D-dimer is associated with the risk of incident hypertension, whether the association between D-dimer and the risk of incident hypertension differs by race, and whether the biology reflected by D-dimer explains racial disparities in the risk of incident hypertension.

Methods

This study included 1867 participants in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke cohort study without baseline hype

SUBMITTER: Kamin Mukaz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature