{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Liew JW"],"funding":["NIAMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["e357-e361"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7736264"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["27(8)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to assess whether arthritis is associated with lower antihypertensive medication (AHM) use among those with hypertension and whether this relationship differs by age or cardiovascular (CV) comorbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>The data were from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We employed survey weights to account for the complex sampling design and nonresponse bias. We used generalized linear models to estimate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals comparing AHM use among those with severe or mild arthritis to those without arthritis, stratified by age, sex, and CV comorbidity.<h4>Results</h4>Among 173,098 adults with hypertension, 26.0% had severe arthritis and 22.3% had mild arthritis. Compare"],"journal":["Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases"],"pubmed_title":["Association of Arthritis and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System."],"pmcid":["PMC7736264"],"funding_grant_id":["T32 AR007108"],"pubmed_authors":["Liew JW","Hawes SE","Ji Y","Cannon CA","Littman AJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Association of Arthritis and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to assess whether arthritis is associated with lower antihypertensive medication (AHM) use among those with hypertension and whether this relationship differs by age or cardiovascular (CV) comorbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>The data were from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We employed survey weights to account for the complex sampling design and nonresponse bias. We used generalized linear models to estimate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals comparing AHM use among those with severe or mild arthritis to those without arthritis, stratified by age, sex, and CV comorbidity.<h4>Results</h4>Among 173,098 adults with hypertension, 26.0% had severe arthritis and 22.3% had mild arthritis. Compare","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Dec","modification":"2025-04-04T02:25:42.799Z","creation":"2025-04-04T02:25:42.799Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7736264","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32541614"],"doi":["10.1097/rhu.0000000000001426","10.1097/RHU.0000000000001426"]}}