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Neighborhood-level disparities in hypertension prevalence and treatment


Neighborhood-level disparities in hypertension prevalence and treatment

About The Study: Researchers found corresponding increases in hypertension prevalence as neighborhood disadvantage and the percentage of Black patients residing in a neighborhood increased in this cross-sectional study. A higher burden of midlife hypertension was identified in Black adults compared with other racial and ethnic groups that persisted across levels of socioeconomic disadvantage. This study also found that living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with higher hypertension rates among people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. Using spatial analysis techniques to identify neighborhoods in need, future research might investigate structural interventions to address place-based hypertension disparities.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Jarrod E. Dalton, PhD, email [email protected].

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29764)

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