Open AccessHealth Insurance Status and Hypertension Monitoring and Control in the United States
Author(s) -
O. Kenrik Duru,
Remy Nélson Albornoz Vargas,
Dulcie Kermah,
Deyu Pan,
K NORRIS
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.11.007
Subject(s) - medicine , odds , odds ratio , medicaid , national health and nutrition examination survey , body mass index , demography , blood pressure , multivariate analysis , logistic regression , gerontology , environmental health , population , health care , sociology , economics , economic growth
In this study, we examined whether insurance status (private, Medicare, Medicaid, no insurance) was associated with the odds of blood pressure (BP) monitoring and control.
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