Prehypertension, Racial Prevalence and Its Association With Risk Factors: Analysis of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Author(s) -
Stephen P. Glasser,
Suzanne E. Judd,
Jan Basile,
Daniel T. Lackland,
Jewell H. Halanych,
Mary Cushman,
Ronald J. Prineas,
Virginia J. Howard,
George Howard
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1038/ajh.2010.204
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , microalbuminuria , demography , stroke (engine) , epidemiology , odds ratio , cross sectional study , population , diabetes mellitus , prehypertension , environmental health , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , pathology , sociology , engineering
There are few available data on the epidemiology of prehypertension (preHTN). To determine racial, clinical, and demographic differences in the prevalence of preHTN and its cross-sectional association with vascular risk factors.
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